Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3037495
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)
The object Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head with the object ID 3037495 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 214 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300 with an asking price of EUR 2,800.
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