heddle pulley. rooster on top. base is wide horse shoe-shape. holes go through each side. rooster stands on top of curve with round ball-shape on back that attaches to the back of the comb. hole through ball is burned in. eyes are blackened. comb is brown. wings and tail are incised. 11.5 cm tall x 7.5 cm deep x 5 cm wide.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Meko; Duga
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Duga of Meko
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
December 15, 1995
Context of use:
used in weaving
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
depth 7.5 centimeters, width 5 centimeters, and height 11.5 centimeters
Comment:
Meko, made by Duga, 1953?; PAHMA Storage Loc: W 2-Bascom-6
Loans:
S1971-1972 #122: Muriah Allen (April 12, 1972–June 28, 1972)