Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USA, purchased in Abidjian, Ivory Coast in 1974 from a former American Peace Corps Volunteer who had been given it by villagers in the Baule region of the country where he worked as a teacher.Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, regular facial features, delicate nose, small chin-beard, scarification marks on the neck, elaborate coiffure with drilled hole for suspension, complete with crossbar and bobbin, slightly dam., min. abrasion (forehead, nose)