Pulley Stirrup Of A Weaving Loom Animated With An Anthropomorphic Face, Baoulé Culture
WEAVING LOOM PULLEY BRACKET with ANTHROPOMORPHIC FACE
Baoulé culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H: 20; W: 6.5 cm
Pulley animated with a face topped with a shell-shaped headdress, punctuated with finely incised oblique lines ending in short braids. Like his temples, his neck is dotted with keloid scarifications. The stirrup is decorated with cartouches incised with geometric friezes on both sides.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
No. 60 of the exhibition "PULLEYS, these suspended sculptures".
Baoulé culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H: 20; W: 6.5 cm
Pulley animated with a face topped with a shell-shaped headdress, punctuated with finely incised oblique lines ending in short braids. Like his temples, his neck is dotted with keloid scarifications. The stirrup is decorated with cartouches incised with geometric friezes on both sides.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
No. 60 of the exhibition "PULLEYS, these suspended sculptures".
780 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: En l'etat
Reference (ID): 1646895
Availability: In stock
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