Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey"
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79th Tribal Art AuctionAnthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland | H: 6.3 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, coiffure with shaved temples and raised contours, scarification marks at the temples, fine grooved decor at the rim of the receptacle, the handle on the back carved with a small anthropomorphic face, slightly dam., abrasion