Palmwine vessel
R. D. Congo, Mangbetu
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Taille
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
grey terracotta, spotty patina, spherical receptacle, crowned by a typical Mangbetu lengthwise deformed head with cantilevered coiffure, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
figurative ceramics of the Mangbetu mainly consists of palm wine vessels, which are exclusively made by men.