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A SPECIAL PENDE CUP

Anthropomorfic shaped cup with ear, probably for medicinal or/and ritual purpose. Bigger cups were very popular for palmwine drinking and the Pende were fond of it. Like the Kuba, famous for their bigger palmwinecups!
Anthropomorfic shaped cups were reserved for the higher social class.


Wood
Brown patina & user patina
West Pende, Democratic Republik of Congo
Mid 20th century
6 x 7 cm
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A SPECIAL PENDE CUP