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Wooden ceremonial drinking cup, not used in ordinary home life
Wooden ceremonial drinking cup, not used in ordinary home life
Object Number 47-44-50/6191
Display Title Wooden ceremonial drinking cup, not used in ordinary home life
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cup, carved wood, pedestal base, extended cut-out and incised handle
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Wood, Pigment, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 16.1 x 14.8 x 8.8 cm (6 5/16 x 5 13/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6191; #31

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