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 numéro d’objet 3037590, a fait partie de la dernière 78th tribal art auction du 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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