Mug with handle for palm wine ·  R. D. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3037590

Description

wood, dark brown patina, bellied corpus, rising from a foot in openwork design (reminding of a stools legs), covered with delicate incised patterns and a small mask face, curved handle, slightly dam. (rim of the mug), missing parts (base), rep. (three breakages at the handle);
used for ritual purposes, which is why such cups were made of precious wood and were carved with special care.

L’objet Mug with handle for palm wine avec l’ID d’objet 3037590 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 78th tribal art auction dans 18 octobre 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 437 a atteint un prix de vente de 540 €.

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