Baule figural heddle pulley on wood base, kneeling woman
Height: 9.5"

Provenance
The Estate of Dr David Y Solomon, of NYC, heart surgeon and avid collector of rare French, Middle Eastern and African antiques as well as Fine Art, Antiquities and furniture. All removed from his NYC residence. Dr Solomon lived a few blocks from the United Nations in NYC and treated many of the Dr. Solomon was born in Kuwait and grew up in Iraq then fled religious persecution, escaping to Iran before emigrating to the United States in 1961 with the help of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He practiced medicine for 67 years because of a true devotion to people. He took a personal interest in every single patient regardless of their stature. He never turned anyone away and they came from all around the world to see him.

Heddle Pulleys
(source: amyas.net) Figurative pulleys were then fairly common among the Senufo, Baule, Guro and other ethnic communities where traditional weaving was still practiced. The devices are critical elements in a West African loom, sitting roughly at eye level with the weaver.

Good condition overall