"Loom Pulley Stirrup Animated By An Anthropomorphic Figure, Gouro Culture"
WEAVING LOOM PULLEY BRACKET ANIMATED WITH AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGUREGouro culture, Ivory Coast
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood and pigments
H: 25; W: 9.5 cm
Pulley featuring a large bust with a particularly detailed face adorned with jewelry, body scarification, and hair streaks enhanced with traces of blue pigment. Its eyes are almond-shaped and its face has a protrusion at the top.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
No. 75 of the exhibition “PULLEYS, these suspended sculptures”
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