Unknown African
Cup (kopa)

Cup (kopa)

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSuku peoples
Titles
  • Cup (kopa)
Date1850–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (8.9 × 13.7 × 6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1459
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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