AFRICAN BAULE CARVED PULLEY FRAME

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

A group of five West African objects. 20th century. ++ A carved Baule wooden heddle pulley. Ivory Coast 5" x 2" x 1". ++ An Akan brass maskette. Akan. West Africa. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2". ++ A West Afri

Africa, Baule, ca. early 20th century CE. A sculpted and incised wood heddle pulley used to create the fine woven fabrics on the traditional narrow-band loom. Wood pulleys were designed to hold a cord

Pair of very large Baule Figural vintage carved wood Heddle Pulleys, with coxcomb hair 33 inches tall, some incised decoration.

African Carved Wood Heddle Pulley baule people, ivory coast. 20th century Height 7 1/2 inches Estimate $300-500

West African, 20th century. A group of carved wooden masks and one pulley. Group includes three West African Baule / Yaure masks and one Baule heddle pulley. Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection o

Pair of hand-carved wooden Baule heddle pullies used for weaving, Ivory Coast, 6 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/4". Provenance: Ursula Bailey Marvin estate.

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

Group (5) African style figural heddle pulleys, Baule and Bobo Peoples, carved wood, one painted, three on wooden stands, 7"h (smallest), 10"h (largest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor P

Group (6) African carved wood implements, Baule, Yoruba, and Kuba, including 3 spindles, 3.25"l x 2.75"dia (smallest); 2 pestles, 10.5"l x 3.75"dia, (largest); and a large pulley, 8"l x 5"dia Provenan

2 African Artifacts: 1) Baule Heddle Pulley, Baule People (Ivory Coast), 20th C., carved wood. Size: 8"H x 3.5"W x 2.25"D (20.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm); 2) Weaving Loom Heddle, Based, Bambara People (Mali), 20t

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

a group of four carved pulleys, to include: two in human form (9.5 and 10 in.); one of bird form with incised decoration and another of antelope form with incised decoration, retaining its wood spool

Carved wooden Heddle pulley for a weaving Loom with ornate ancestor face and incised designs. baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Measures 7 7/8 inches tall.

Carved wooden heddle pulley for a weaving loom with a fierce Hyena face and incised designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Measures 6.75 inches tall.

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

Ivory Coast Hand Carved Figural Wooden Bobbin Pulley, Baule Tribe, Late 19th C., 6 3/4"H.

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

A very finely carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with mask like face and incised linear designs, and a well handled surface. Baule / Akan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley has been custom

A finely carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with avian motif and incised linear designs. The Pulley shows field use and wear and measures 6.5 inches tall. 7.25 inches tall on custom display stand. Ba

Baule People, Ivory Coast, Heddle Pulley with Ancestral Portrait Handle, male head with delicately carved elaborate coiffure, beard, scarification, loop at top. On custom stand. 7 1/2" tall, 2 3/4" wi

Baule Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast, with anthropomorphic animal head, incised decoration, 6 3/4". Lacking wheel. From the estate of Thomas Cavanaugh of Maine and Florida.

Collection of three carved wooden implements used in weaving textiles, including a Avian form heddle pulley, canoe shaped shuttle for a larger loom and a small hand held strap loom. All three have bee

TWO BAULE SLINGSHOTS PULLEYS IVORY COAST One is topped by a fertility goddess who is kneeling on top of the "U" shape. The other has a carved and incised face under the "U