A fine Guro heddle pulley
Ivory Coast, the large classical Guro head bearing a bowl on top, on a long slender neck above the actual pulley. Exceptionally fine dark lustrous surface with areas of golden brown highlights probably due to handling.
height 7 1/2in
height 7 1/2in
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 7,000
£3,900 - 4,600
€4,700 - 5,400
£3,900 - 4,600
€4,700 - 5,400
Footnotes
- Provenance
Lucien Van de Velde
Published:
Weaving in Africa South of the Sahara, Schaedler, K.F. 1987 (fig. 221)
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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