Lot: 227

87th Tribal Art Auction

Rare heddle pulley

Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Mona Etienne, New York, USA, collected in situ (1960s/70s) H: 5.3 inch sold

light brown wood, dark brown patina, horseshoe-shaped corpus with superimposed face showing linear scarification marks, handle on the rear, crossbar and bobbin missing, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage