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African Tribal Anthropomorph Wood Heddle Pulley, ex Coll. Graffenried.

African Tribal Anthropomorph Wood Heddle Pulley, ex Coll. Graffenried.


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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Pre 1950: Item # 1381738

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A weaving pulley in the shape of a woman with pinned-up coiffure ending in two horns. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is worked from a nut or another material. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, the body and one horn with a split. Dimension: c. 15.5 cm high x 7.4 cm wide.