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Barrel form cup with handle. Geometric pattern consisting of multiple intersecting lines. There is a crack from the top running vertically down the cup. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1890 – 1960
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.647
Vertically positioned cup with a slight bulge in the middle. Trapezoid shaped handle with intersecting linear design on it. The top and base of the cup are carved with multiple horizontal lines and in between are interlocking chevrons.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1890 – 1960
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.654
Circular bowl-shaped cup with black base. Linear vertical carvings are on the base and interlocking lines are wrapped around the bowl portion. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1920 – 1930
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.37
A cylindrical cup with a tapered bottom and circular base. The top of the cup has repetitive lines wrapping around the cup, while the main pattern consists of diamond shapes formed from intersecting lines.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
19th century
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.32
A hollow animal horn with a braided fiber attached through a hole towards the horn's tip. Various linear designs, including intersecting lines, run along the bow of the horn in addition to concentric circles and zigzag lines.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Drinking horn
1875 – 1885
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.33
Cup in the shape of a human head. The neck extends downward and serves as the cup's base. Carved lines wrap around the base of the cup. There is a carved circular shape at the temples of the human head. The rim of the cup extends upward on top of the figure's head. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Palm Wine Cup
1900 – 1983
Gift of Al and Margaret Coudron
1983/2.163
This finely detailed, wooden Wongo cup bears three anthropomorphic faces carved in relief: a large, central face and two smaller, diamond-shaped faces to either side. The remaining areas of the body of the cup are completely covered in an elaborate diamond-shape pattern, a characteristic commonly seen in Wongo and Kuba objects. The cup’s faces exhibit the stylistic influence of the neighboring Kuba, as evidenced by the scarifications on the central face that extend from its temples to its ears; the large, triangular nose; and the half closed coffeebean-shaped eyes. The other two faces closely resemble the center face but lack ears and scarifications. The cup has a curved handle while the interior is smooth and polished.
Wongo (Wongo)
Cup
1905 – 1915
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.210
A vertically positioned cup with handle. There are five legs underneath the cup attached to a circular base. The cylindrical portion is carved with geometric intersecting lines forming a diamond pattern. At the rim and base of the cylindrical portion of the cup are thin strips of horizontally positioned crossing lines that wrap around the cup.  
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1867 – 1899
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.31
This carved, dark wooden drinking vessel features a standing female figure, whose disproportionately large head is nearly one-half of the entire piece’s height. The object displays the influence of foreign styles: the body reflects a Leele aesthetic while the scarifications are reminiscent of the Kuba. The facial features, however, are distinctly Wongo.<br /> The woman stands attentively with her palms resting on her upper thighs. Her coiffure consists of an intricate diamond-shape pattern carved in relief; diamond-shape motifs appear again as scarifications across the temples and throughout the torso, from the upper chest to the pelvis. Her facial traits include prominent cheekbones; a slightly arched eyebrow ridge that meets in the middle; and, a long, fine nose. The interior of the cup is smooth and polished. A piece of string has been loosely tied around the figure’s left leg.
Wongo (Wongo)
Palm Wine Cup
1915 – 1925
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.211
A red earthenware ear cup (<em>erbei </em>二杯) with an ovoid body with two opposing wing-like handles applied to the rim.  It was covered in a green lead glaze with iridescence and calcification.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ear Cup
25 – 220
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1990/1.262
Vertically positioned cup with a handle. The base is smaller than the circumference of the cup's cylinder. There are four solid carved horizontal bands wrapped around the cup. In between the bands are multi-directional linear carvings in a geometric pattern.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1870 – 1880
Gift of Margaret Hollowell Coudron and Al Coudron
1985/2.44
Vertically positioned cup with four loops at the base. The elongated cup handle has a face included. The cylindrical portion is carved with geometric intersecting lines forming a diamond pattern.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1890 – 1960
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.653
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