Heddle pulley

Museum number:
5-15210
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015210
Alternate number:
15 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
heddle pulley; standing female holding breasts; carved wood; self amulet around neck; perf. on legs; ht. 16.2 cm.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Context of use:
heddle pulleys hold the spool through which passes the string connecting two heddles, allowing the weaver to raise and lower the warp threads.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 16.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Heddle pulley, accession number 5-15210, described as heddle pulley; standing female holding breasts; carved wood; self amulet around neck; perf. on legs; ht. 16.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Heddle pulley, accession number 5-15210, described as heddle pulley; standing female holding breasts; carved wood; self amulet around neck; perf. on legs; ht. 16.2 cm.

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