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Africa Pende peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cup Wood, pigment H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection Indiana University Art Museum, 87.24.7 Made to hold palm wine, a mildly intoxicating beverage fermented from the sap of certain palm trees, this cup was carved as a prestige object. The head's features, such as the upturned nose, are similar to those found on many Pende masks. |