Heddle pulley ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3035331

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Description

wood, dark brown patina, crowned by a human head with horn-like coiffure (tips missing), complete with crossbar and bobbin, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks and slight traces of abrasion, socle;
heddle pulleys belong to the weavers and were passed on as appreciated heirloom within the family. Because of their private character, the weaver is allowed to define their form on his own. The weaver who uses traditional methods employs so-called heddle pulleys to guide his cotton thread.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 274

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Publications

Human images through the Ages from the Finlayson Collection, York 1976, Toronto, Canada

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Exhibition

York University, Toronto, Canada, "Human images through the Ages from the Finlayson Collection", Feb - Mar 1976

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