Fine double cup "mbwoong ntey" ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3038476

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, two separate receptacles in form of two heads, touching each other at the back of the head and at the base, facial features and ornaments elaborate carved, beautiful detail: star-shaped emblems at the bottom, slightly dam., minor missing part

The object Fine double cup “mbwoong ntey” with the object ID 3038476 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 418 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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