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Kuba

Figurative Palm Wine Cup

Kuba, 1800

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Kuba

Figurative Palm Wine Cup

Kuba, 1800

Physical Qualities Wood, 7 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (18.4 x 11 x 12 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1954.145.110
"Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," Mar 12, 2008-Aug 17, 2008, BMA, Karen Milbourne.

Gallery Rotation, "Wurtzburger Case 1," December 2009 - present.

"Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sep 25, 2011-Feb 5, 2012, BMA, Kathryn Gunsch.

African Reinstallation, "Public Art," April 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, BMA, Kathryn Gunsch.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.126,ill.
Phillip, Walters. "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa." City Paper on the Web. Baltimore Weekly Events section. December 29, 2011. http://weekly.citypaper.com/Events/e144997/emHand_Held_Personal_Arts_from_Africaem
The Baltimore Sun on the web. Advertisement for "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa". December 30, 2011. http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/listings/hand-held-personal-arts-from-africa-baltimore
University of Wisconsin Alumni Association. Event Flyer. "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa" tour followed by reception. Sunday, January 22, 2012: color image on flyer.

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