A Guro Heddle Pulley, "kono"

Rollenzug, "kono" Guro, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 21 cm. Provenienz: - wohl Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am

wood, rich black patina, u-shaped corpus with short branches, beautifully carved head with curved coiffure, drilled hole for suspension, strong abrasion of paint in the forehead and nose area, minor m

Guro Heddle Pulley Height 8 x width 2 1/2 x depth 2 inches Estimate $ 2,000-4,000 Property from the Collection of Joan Spencer Cooke, Prairie Village, Kansas Provenance: Sold: Sotheby's, New York, New

figural carved with elongated mask and incised detail. Signed at base. 6 3/4" high, 3 1/4" wide. Wear, lacking cylinder. Ex Collection: Broadway Composer Harold Rome.

Rollenzug, Kunstgewerbe Guro, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Eisen. H 17,5 cm. B 8 cm. Provenienz: - französische Privatsammlung, Rouen (1950 in situ erworben). - Mytika, H

Wood, carved and with black patina Ivory Coast, early 20th century Guro and Dan people Heddle pulley with triangular body, crowned by figural carved handle, below iron rod with thread spool (presumabl

GURO, Ivory CoastHeddle Pulley WoodThis Guro heddle pulley still has

Lot of six African Baul and Guro heddle pulleys. All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's catalog number in white. Tallest, approx. 10 1/2" Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.)

Well handled and worn old weaving pulley with deep surface patina, classic face and incised designs. Guro peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The pulley measures 6.25 inches tall on base. Provenance: A

A group of 6West African style heddle pulleys. 20th century. ++Guro style heddle pulley , 7"h x 2 3/4"w. ++ West African style heddle pulley , 6 1/2"h x 4"w. ++ West Africa style heddle pulley , 9 1/2

Africa, Early 20th Century Finely carved figural pulley of a face with almond shaped eyes, long nose, and small lips wearing a geometric cap or hairstyle. African men typically do the weaving and thes

A large collection of heddle pulleys Côte d'Ivoire Comprising of a selection of carved wood Guro, Jimini, Senufo, and Baule heddle pulleys, each with an elaborate finial and incised pattern colored w

LOT (6) BAULE/GURO, IVORY COAST, CARVED FIGURAL HEDDLE PULLEYS. HEIGHT 5 1/2-8"

BAULE/GURO, IVORY COAST, LOT (6) CARVED FIGURAL HEDDLE PULLEYS. HEIGHT 5 1/2-8"

West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden heddle pulley with a U-shaped band slender neck, and a stylized bird head with a downward curved bea

Attributed to the Guro, Ano, and Ashanti peoples; one attributed to Sudan. Dimensions: (Largest, with stand) H 9" x W 3" x D 3" Conditions: A few minor stress cracks. Natural patination to the wood. A

Looms across West Africa use pulleys to smoothly raise and lower the heddles. In the Ivory Coast, especially among the Dan, Guro, Baule and Senufo, the decoration of carved wooden pulleys has reached

African collection of three Heddle pulleys 20th Centurycarved wood, rope, beads2.75 w × 2.25 d × 6 h in (7 × 6 × 15 cm) The pulley from the Yoruba peoples (center) is moun

This is a clasic Senufo kpelie heddle pulley with a U-shaped form and masked head as a finial. Each leg of the U form is drilled to accept a shaft and pulley spool. Frames (heddles) are suspended from

Africa, Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved and incised hardwood pulley adorned with a characteristically elongated human head with elegant facial features,

Baule Peoples, heddle pulley, ex-Helena Rubinstein, Ivory Coast, carved wood, the pulley surmounted by a human head with antelope horns, mounted on black wood stands, 8"h (pulley) Provenance: A Privat

Rollenzug, "kwora-ti-kotolo" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 15,5 cm. Provenienz: - Gérald und Muriel Minkoff (1937-2009 & 1948-2020), Genf. - HDV Piguet, Genf (21

An old Degha/Gurunsi Heddle Pulley from Burkina Faso depicting a bold, powerful female. These pulleys were used to run thread from the top to bottom of looms, and to provide distraction and inspiratio

A Senufo Heddle Pulley Mali/Ivory Coast, Late 19th to first half of the 20th century Animal head with a lively expression, wide mouth with lips slightly parted showing a row of teeth&c