Māori, Oceanic & African Art Tuesday, 8 October 2024 - 5:00 PM start
A Baule Heddle Pulley
Realised: $80 plus premium
Lot Details
A Baule Heddle Pulley Carved wood tool used on the traditional narrow-band loom. Baule peoples and their neighbors to the West, the Guro, are famous as weavers and are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. This heddle pulley demonstrates the efforts put by Baule carvers into beautifying the simplest functional object. Provenance: private collection of Michael Yoffe H 12cm
