wooden cup

wooden cup, circa 1940

Where object was made: Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Material/technique: wood; incising; carving

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 13 x 10 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 5 1/8 x 3 15/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Larry W. Welling

Accession number: 2007.3090

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"For Life's Sake: Arts from Africa," Oct-1983, Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen
This cup was used for the ceremonial drinking of palm wine. The geometric interlace pattern is a hallmark of traditional Kuba design. It appears not only on carved containers and on masks, but also on embroidered palm fiber textiles. This cup was originally carved with a handle.