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A Very Fine Old Kuba Portrait Cup Collected 1960

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A Very Fine Old Kuba Portrait Cup Collected 1960

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Description

A carved wooden Kuba portrait cup with incised and raised designs, openwork handle and a well handled surface patina. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The cup measures 7.25 inches tall. Provenance: Field collected by The Rev. Lawson Mooney C. 1960, Ex. Dr. Ken Adelman, Former US Asst. Ambassador to the UN

Condition

Fair, well handled, small chip on ear.

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A Very Fine Old Kuba Portrait Cup Collected 1960

Name: A Very Fine Old Kuba Portrait Cup Collected 1960
SKU: 96197972
Price: 160 USD
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