Sale 207 Lot 183
CONGOLESE CEREMONIAL MBWOONGNTEY LELE PEOPLE ANTHROPOMORPHIC WOODEN CUPS. Two Mbwoongntey (Palm Wine Cup) cups from the Lele (or Leele), also known as Bashilele or Usilele, a Bantu ethnic group closely related to the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They traditionally live in the Kasai River region, but since the 1950s many have migrated to Kinshasa. - height: 5 inches. Estimate $150-250
|