Cup · D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3035903
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15. November 2008, lot 105Size
H: 7 cm
B: 10 cm
H: 2.8 inch
B: 3.9 inch
Description
shiny dark brown patina, characteristic two-parted opening with middle strut, decorated with incised ornaments on both sides, min. dam., crack, slight traces of abrasion;
such cups were transmitted from mother to daughter, they were used for generations, which explains the characteristic old shining patina.
The object Cup with the object ID 3035903 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 446 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 70