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Double-headed cup
Object Number 14-9-50/85438
Display Title Double-headed cup
Descriptions
Object Description Double headed vessel of carved wood, hollowed cups by connected by hole at bottom of interior. The heads are intricately carved; hair is "checkered"; facial features pronounced; cheeks and brows show "scarification".
Inventory Description Cup, carved wood, double-headed, incised/carved human facial features, hair, s
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo Basin
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 15.5 x 8 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-9-50/85438
Provenance
Seller S. Wetterling (1914)

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