COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.75.36.193
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BCM_.75.36.193
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
A cylindrical wood cup with a slight center bulge; round, flat base and round open mouth with a smooth rim; walls completely carved with geometric motifs; top and bottom borders zigzag design followed by top and bottom bands with crosshatched (checkerboard) and small zigzag panels; center walls with five band zigzags on crosshatched (checkerboard) background; tan wood.
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A cylindrical wood cup with a slight center bulge; round, flat base and round open mouth with a smooth rim; walls completely carved with geometric motifs; top and bottom borders zigzag design followed by top and bottom bands with crosshatched (checkerboard) and small zigzag panels; center walls with five band zigzags on crosshatched (checkerboard) background; tan wood.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Kuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Cup
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Cup
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1975
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1975
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood
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Wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Containers
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Containers
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 7 5/8"; width: 3 7/8"
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Height: 7 5/8"; width: 3 7/8"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
75.36.193
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75.36.193
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
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Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Decorated Kuba cups are objects of wealth and prestige used for drinking palm wine and water. Cups are personal possessions carved by owner while traveling. Cups may be anthropomorphic with carved heads, possibly portraits, or, as in this example, geometric with interlace, triangular and checkerboard motifs. The geometric motifs are the same as those found on Kuba textiles, basketry and boxes. Other types of cups hold mixtures of tukula powder and oil for anointing the body.
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Decorated Kuba cups are objects of wealth and prestige used for drinking palm wine and water. Cups are personal possessions carved by owner while traveling. Cups may be anthropomorphic with carved heads, possibly portraits, or, as in this example, geometric with interlace, triangular and checkerboard motifs. The geometric motifs are the same as those found on Kuba textiles, basketry and boxes. Other types of cups hold mixtures of tukula powder and oil for anointing the body.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.75-36-193.tif
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BCM_.75-36-193.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false