Julien Gauthier

Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

This cup, finely decorated with geometric motifs typical of the Kuba, used in palm wine celebrations, is certainly very old. At first I thought it might be a small kitchen mortar without a pestle, but I have no corroborating evidence.

Questa coppa finemente decorata da motivi geometrici tipici dei Kuba usata nelle feste per il vino di palma è sicuramente molto vecchia.
Inizialmente pensavo ad un piccolo mortaio da cucina senza pestello ma non ho riscontri.

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Cup - Wood - Kuba Libagione Cup

1950-1960, 1960-1970 - Democratic Republic of the Congo -  

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Kuba wooden palm-wine libation cup from the Congo, dating to circa 1950–1970, 14 cm high, 9 cm wide and 7 cm deep, with geometric Kuba motifs, provenance Tra i fiumi Sankuru e Kasai, in good used condition with minor age-related marks.

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Kuba wooden palm-wine libation cup from the Congo, dating to circa 1950–1970, 14 cm high, 9 cm wide and 7 cm deep, with geometric Kuba motifs, provenance Tra i fiumi Sankuru e Kasai, in good used condition with minor age-related marks.

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