Lot 80
  • 80

Kuba Anthropomorphic Cup, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • wood, cowrie shells
  • Height: 7 in (17.8 cm)

Provenance

Donald Morris Gallery, Detroit
Henri Kamer, Paris, acquired from the above
George Schwelinger, Birmingham, Michigan
Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1999, lot 284, consigned by the estate of the above
Leslie Sacks, Los Angeles, acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Detroit Collects African Art, April 21 - May 29, 1977

Literature

Michael Kan (ed.), Detroit Collects African Art, Detroit, 1977, fig. 169
Amanda M. Maples (ed.), African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection: Refined Eye, Passionate Heart, Milan, 2013, pp. 14, 18, 89, 288, fig. 42