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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
Lele cup Kongo snuff bottle.
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Title
Lele
cup
Kongo
snuff
bottle
.
Description
2
art
originals
:$bpottery
,
black
;$c13-15
cm
.
high
in
case
31
x
21
x
21
cm
.
+$e1
card
. In the
Kuba
,
Lele
and
Kongo
societies
of the
Democratic
Republic
of the
Congo
decorative
patterns
are an
important
tradition
.
Intricate
patterns
are
carved
on
both
ceremonial
and
everyday
objects
such
as
cups
and
snuff
bottles
, and are also
woven
into
fabrics
.
Among
the
Kuba
, this
cup
is
called
a
Pokoiyomasi
cup
and
is
not
used
for
drinking
but
rather
as a
container
for a
red
cosmetic
powder
from
camwood
.
Such
cups
are also
used
for
cosmetic
oils
. The
Kongo
snuff
bottle
also has an
intricately
carved
pattern
,
showing
once
again
how
even
everyday
objects
are
decorated
in this
rich
tradition
.
Subject
Art
,
Kuba--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
;
Art
,
Kongo--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
;
Decoration
and
ornament--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
;
Containers--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
;
Snuff
boxes
and
bottles--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
;
Pottery--Congo
(Democratic
Republic)
Date
[197-]
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