Loom Pulley Bracket Featuring A Hornbill, Senufo Culture, Ivory Coast
WEAVING LOOM PULLEY BRACKET featuring a HOOKBILL
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H: 17; W: 7 cm
This copper alloy stirrup, cast using the lost wax technique, is animated at the top by a stylized hornbill: a large beak joining its neck is topped by a volute, its cheeks are two incised semicircles, and its openwork eyes are surrounded by concentric circles. The stirrup forms the body of the animal and is decorated with applied discs and spirals.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
No. 12 in the exhibition "PULLEYS, these suspended sculptures".
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H: 17; W: 7 cm
This copper alloy stirrup, cast using the lost wax technique, is animated at the top by a stylized hornbill: a large beak joining its neck is topped by a volute, its cheeks are two incised semicircles, and its openwork eyes are surrounded by concentric circles. The stirrup forms the body of the animal and is decorated with applied discs and spirals.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
No. 12 in the exhibition "PULLEYS, these suspended sculptures".
580 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: En l'etat
Reference (ID): 1646824
Availability: In stock
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