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Kuba drinking vessels were carved out of wood or animal horn and decorated with geometric and figurative motifs derived from body scarification and textile designs. This cup is distinguished by its handle, which is carved in the form of a hand. Such cups were emblems of a warriors' association whose elite members had severed an enemy's hand in battle.
A 19th-century visitor observed that when Kuba men traveled or visited friends, they carried their personal cup with them, tied to the waist.
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Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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n.d.: Gustave Dehondt, Brussels
n.d.: Clark and Frances Stillman Collection, Dallas, Texas/New York
1969: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Eugene and Margaret McDermott [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Kuba drinking vessels were carved out of wood or animal horn and decorated with geometric and figurative motifs derived from body scarification and textile designs. This cup is distinguished by its handle, which is carved in the form of a hand. Such cups were emblems of a warriors' association whose elite members had severed an enemy's hand in battle.
A 19th-century visitor observed that when Kuba men traveled or visited friends, they carried their personal cup with them, tied to the waist.
Excerpt from
Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Read more about drinking and smoking in African cultures.
Notes
Need to put geography & provenance in TMS
-- Done. 5/25/18, CCourtney.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Gustave Dehondt, Brussels
n.d.: Clark and Frances Stillman Collection, Dallas, Texas/New York
1969: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Eugene and Margaret McDermott [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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