Heddle pulley, wood. Figure of man with long goatee, seated on top of stool on top of yoke. Figure of man and woman on opposite sides of yoke. Intricate geometric designs throughout. Notched sheave on twig axle. Height 22.2 cm, Width 6.8 cm. From Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule. Possible tourist reproduction.
Donor:
Irwin Hersey
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ivory Coast; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
Irwin Hersey
Collection date:
1978
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions