Heddle pulley ·  Ghana, Fante · ID: 3035976

Description

wood, shiny black patina, strings of glass beads around neck and hips, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts (left foot), base;
heddle pulleys are part of the set of the weaving equipment used by the Akan as they weave their narrow bands of material to be later sewn together to form larger cloths.

The object Heddle pulley with the object ID 3035976 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 316 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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