Guro Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast
height 5 1/2in (14cm)
the triangular body incised with geometric motifs on the front with the bobbin attached by an iron peg, the long arching cylindrical neck leading to a pointed buttress and a jutting animalistic face with horns and open mouth revealing pointed teeth; very fine dark brown, aged and slightly encrusted patina.
Provenance:
Findlayson Collection, Toronto
William Jamieson, Toronto
Exhibited and Illustrated:
"Human Images Through the Ages from the Finlayson Collection," The Art Gallery of York University, 1976.
the triangular body incised with geometric motifs on the front with the bobbin attached by an iron peg, the long arching cylindrical neck leading to a pointed buttress and a jutting animalistic face with horns and open mouth revealing pointed teeth; very fine dark brown, aged and slightly encrusted patina.
Provenance:
Findlayson Collection, Toronto
William Jamieson, Toronto
Exhibited and Illustrated:
"Human Images Through the Ages from the Finlayson Collection," The Art Gallery of York University, 1976.
Sold for
US$ 1,342
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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