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Description
Pende cups are used in Africa to drink palm wine or locally brewed beer from plain or elaborately decorated cups that replicate the facial features found on wooden masks that represented behaviors to emulate or avoid. The face on this cup is carved in the form of a standing figure with its hands resting on either side of its torso or face.
Culture and Traditions
Phende people, are an ethnic group in the south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Pende are divided into two cultural groups: the Eastern Pende and the Western Pende who are distinct but consider themselves part of the same ethnic group.
Donation Details
Michael J. Wasserman donated in the year 2000.
Date of Digitization
7/11/2022
Contributing Institution
J. B . Coleman Library
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Prairie View A&M University, "PENDE Culture of Arts from Democratic Republic Of The Congo - ( Cup / Bowl / Pot)" (2022). African Sculptures and Masks. 43.
https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/african-sculptures-and-masks/43
Notes
The Appraised Amount is $2,700.00