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Cup supported by human figure
Object Number 17-41-50/B1601
Display Title Cup supported by human figure
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cup, carved wood, incised deco, anthro. body base, cylindrical bowl, 2 perfs.
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kuba
  • Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 8.6 x 8.7 cm (5 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1601
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917
Provenance
Collector Henri Pareyn (1880-)
Dealer William O. Oldman (-1917)
Donor Mr. Oric Bates (-1917)

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