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This is the rating and price for 20Th C. African Wood Heddle Pulley - Buffalo Head



Description : **Previously listed at 250** West Africa, Ivory Coast, 20th century CE. A wooden pulley in the form of a buffalo head with a scalloped, triangular-shaped face, curved horns on top, long slender nose, small square mouth, and semicircular eyes. The U-shaped body is pierced through the legs for attachment containing the bobbin. Created and used by the Senufo peoples, this type of object is a heddle pulley, used on a narrow band loom to ease the movements of heddles (part of the looping mechanism of a loom), while, as the curatorial team at the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes of a very similar object, separating the warp threads and allowing the shuttle to seamlessly pass through the layers of thread. These objects, although functional, were often carved to showcase the ability of the weaver and hung over their workshop. Size: 2.45 W x 5.45 H (6.2 cm x 13.8 cm) Provenance: ex-New York Collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #117072
Price: 217.88 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 500 USD-700 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 93
Title : 20Th C. African Wood Heddle Pulley - Buffalo Head
Condition report : Tip of one horn gone, fine aged patina.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : February Online Timed Clearance Auction
Sale date : 27 Feb 2017 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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