Zoomorphic heddle pulley ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045613

Description

wood, old place of repair, base

A beautifully carved Baule heddle pulley depicting a fine carved bird on top.

Baule peoples and their neighbours to the West, the Guro, are famous as weavers, and are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. Like many other carved objects used in everyday activities among the Baule, these pulleys were often embellished for the weaver’s delight.

The object Zoomorphic heddle pulley with the object ID 3045613 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 131 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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