Heddle pulley ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3036524

Description

wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, cord, carved with the stylized head of a hornbill, complete with bobbin and crossbar, min. dam., small missing part (right ear), slight traces of abrasion, base

The object Heddle pulley with the object ID 3036524 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 220 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 110 f.