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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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