The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Cup
c. 1920
Overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.191
Location: Not on view
Description
Palm wine, a favorite Kuba beverage, is consumed in finely carved cups decorated with woven textile patterns. Here the sculptor playfully transformed the handle into a hand. The long, bony fingers suggest the hand of an elder—a symbol of long life and wisdom.- Katherine White Reswick
- CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 251, repr.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.191