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Palm Wine Cup (Mbwoongntey)
Unknown19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Wooden cup for ritual drinking of palm wine, in the form of a human head, with handle. Decorated at hairline, between eyes at temples with brass tacks. Condition: Base chipped has been broken and repaired.
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Details
- Title: Palm Wine Cup (Mbwoongntey)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Location Created: Lulua or Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Type: Food/Drink, Service
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2966/Palm_Wine_Cup_Mbwoongntey
- Medium: Wood, copper alloy
- Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (17.1 x 10.2 x 13 cm)
- Culture: Kuba
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 22.1487
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