"Janus Palm Wine Cup, Kuba People, Drc"
Janus palm wine cup with two faces surmounting a piedouche base. The base is decorated with friezes as well as hollow and relief triangles. The faces are quite similar with a half-open mouth which reveals the teeth. The fronts are decorated with a brass upholstery nail.
Wood with dark patina (missing and cracks), nails.
H: 23 cm
Kuba people, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mid 20th century