Cup ·  R. D. Congo, Suku · ID: 3035903

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.

Littérature comparée

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 70