Tribal Art - 19th June 2014
Lot 1075
A Kuba wine cup
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £100
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Description
A Kuba wine cup, with carved geometric decoration, 12.5cm high, a Kuba elliptical bowl with pierced holes to the side, 51cm long and a Kuba dagger with shaped iron blade, wooden handle, with brass cap with geometric decoration, 32.5cm long. (3)
Provenance:
Joseph Everett Dutton (1874 - 1905)
Joseph Dutton died at Kasongo, D R Congo in 1905 at the aged of 29, whose work contributed significantly to the understanding of west African trypanosomiasis and African 'tick fever.'