Heddle pulley · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036850
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Provenance
Toni Dähler, Basel, SwitzerlandSize
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, remains of kaolin, crowned by a bearded head, knob coiffure at the back of the head, iron hook on top, bobbin and spool missing, rep. (breakage), small missing parts, cracks, acrylic base
Comparing literature
Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, CH 19, ill. 5