MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Wooden Cup, W/Face
Object Name:
Cup, Wood
Other Name:
Cup, Wood, Face
Place of Origin:
Wongo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 9"
W = 4"
D = 4"

The Wongo people carved anthropomorphic cups which are characterized by numerous body scarifications.

Barquart, P. 173. The Tribal Arts of Africa.
Description:
Cup with large head, black face, crosshatched hair with cylindrical rim on top. Small ears, large bulgy almond—shaped eyes, small wedge—shaped nose, scarification on each cheek. Protruding almond—shaped open mouth with zigzag teeth, small chin, wedge—shaped neck extending into wedge—shaped pedestal base. Black patina over entire surface.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Patina
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, MSSU
Accession#:
2014.1.78
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