Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3042908
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Mona Etienne, New York, USA, collected in situ (1960s/70s)Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, rich blackish brown patina, triangular face, crowned by flat horns, rich scarification marks at the neck, bobbin (nut) attached to aglet, drilled hole for suspension, traces of usage (back of the head), slightly dam., missing parts (both horn tips), cracks.
Reminding of the “kpan pre” mask type, which performs to honour the buffalo god “goli”.
The object Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head with the object ID 3042908 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 220 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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