Heddle pulley ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3036850

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

Littérature comparée

Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, CH 19, ill. 5