Double Cup
CultureKuba peoples, Wongo subgroup
Daten.d.
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 3 1/8 inches (14.92 × 12.37 × 7.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.3
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionJanus double headed ceremonial vessel with two heads with a tall rimmed opening at top, joined at necks into one base, heads have distinct features and coiffureProvenanceA. de Vriese, Belgium [1];
Purchased from de Vriese by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX97421, by July 17-October 2, 1997 [2];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, October 2, 1997-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files. This may be Annie de Vriese (d. 1996).
[2] Félix's stock number is written on the underside of the cup.
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