Cup Item Number: 3321/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Conical cup composed of wood. The cup is hollowed almost to the base. Carved around the side is a large design of three bands of lines, zigzagging in a loosely plaited pattern. Straight lines are carved horizontally around the rim and base, and vertically down the handle, with a section of triangles at the centre.

Narrative

Collected by the donor in Mushenge, Kasai province, in 1990-91.