Excellent heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "konantre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Pierre Vérité, Paris, FranceClaude Vérité, Paris, France
Sylvie Vérité, Paris, France
Christie’s Paris, 3 December 2015, Lot 53
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, bicolor, pigment, old collection no. “12” and label “86 A.F”, base
The spectacular thing about this classic Baule heddle pulley is certainly the extremely imaginative asymmetrical hairstyle, but the beauty of the facial features and the delicacy of the workmanship also ennoble this object.
Publications
AHDRC: 0127389