Auction 365 | AFRICA, OCEANIA & AMERICA - ARTE AFRICANA Traditional
Lot 126
Kuba - Repubblica Democratica Del Congo
Libation cup or Mbwoongntey. Hard wood with glossy patina. Defects, a crack and signs of use.
Beautiful object of use of royal scope used during rituals and banquets to drink palm wine, this mug embellished with geometric decorations typical Kuba shows us a masculine face, probably a king, with an elaborate hairstyle in use between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.
Scar scars in front of the ears were considered a good remedy for malaria headaches.
Well sculpted with good proportions, little worn and with discreet glossy patina.
Measures: 20.5 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm
Starting price: € 1.200,00
Estimate: € 1.200,00 - 1.500,00
The lot will be auctioned on 16 June starting from 15:00.
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