Cup

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Culture Pende

Title Cup

Date Unknown

Medium Wood and pigment

Dimensions Object: 5 3/8 × 3 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (13.7 × 7.8 × 8.4 cm)
Overall: 5 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 5/16 in. (13.7 x 7.8 x 8.4 cm)

Credit Line Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 87.24.7

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About this Work

Made to hold palm wine, a mildly intoxicating beverage fermented from the sap of certain palm trees, this cup was carved as a prestige object. The head's features, such as the upturned nose, are similar to those found on many Pende masks.

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"Cup | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=87.24.7