Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Loudmer, Paris, 6 décembre 1986, lot 3Paolo Morigi, Magliaso, Switzerland
Sotheby’s, Paris, 6 juin 2005, lot 83
Taille
H:L 17,5 cm
H:L 6.9 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, elaborate carved coiffure, drilled hole for suspension, crossbar and bobbin missing, rep. (breakage), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base