Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3037495
Vendu
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.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)