Cup
AF5116
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
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Object Number
AF5116
Current Location
Collections Storage
Culture
Bushongo
Provenience
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Section
African
Materials
Wood
Iconography
Human Head
Description
Carved anthropomorphic cup in shape of human head, handle of cup at back of neck. Cf. AF1946.
Height
16.8 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
11 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from Vignier, 1919
Other Number
022 - Cast Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Hall, Henry U. "The African Collections ." The University Museum Bulletin 3, no. 6. (1932): 145-171. See: p. 156-157, pl. V
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Hall, Henry U. "Notes on Some Congo and West African Woodcarvings ." The Museum Journal 14, no. 2. (1923): 101-134. See: pp.111-112, fig. 21
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Curnow, Kathy. At Home In Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings . Cleveland: Cleveland State University, The Galleries, 2014. See: p. 250, fig. 15-9
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Reproductions . The University Museum, 1965. See: p. 23View related objects
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