Kuba wine cup
€170.00
Palm wine, known as maan, is the drink of choice in much of Central Africa. Consequently, wooden wine cups were highly utilized objects among the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There's nothing quite like displaying high social status than declining a common cup and extending one's own adorned with a sculpture of a head, a human figure, or intricate patterns.
In these cups, one can also see the skill and inventiveness of Kuba sculptors.
Shipping fees
02456
Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1960
- Size
- 18 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Bon
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Palm wine, known as maan, is the drink of choice in much of Central Africa. Consequently, wooden wine cups were highly utilized objects among the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There's nothing quite like displaying high social status than declining a common cup and extending one's own adorned with a sculpture of a head, a human figure, or intricate patterns.
In these cups, one can also see the skill and inventiveness of Kuba sculptors.