About the Artwork
Cup (Mbwoongntey)
late 19th century
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African
Kuba
Wood
Overall: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Museum Purchase, Pearlstein Family Fund
2016.35
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Scorlet (Brussels, Belgium). Paolo Morigi (Italy). (Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris, France)
2016-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Kuba, African, Cup (Mbwoongntey), late 19th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Pearlstein Family Fund, 2016.35.
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