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A Baule Heddle pulley. Carved…
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Wellington
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8-Oct-2024
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A Baule Heddle pulley. Carved wood tool used on the traditional narrow-band loom. Baule peoples and their neighbours to the West, the Guro, are famous as weavers and are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. This heddle pulley demonstrates the efforts put by Baule carvers into beautifying the simplest functional object. Provenance: Private Collection of Michael Yoffe height 12 cm
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Unclassified