Early 20th C. African Guro Wooden Heddle Pulley

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

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine wooden heddle pulley with a wide bifurcated body and a short handle. An abstract design is

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

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

Western Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a wooden pulley in the form of a long-beaked, crested bird with a human female's body. Created and used by the Senufo people

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,

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

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

**Originally Listed At $475** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Senufo peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-carved wooden heddle pulleys with wide bifurcated bodies, st

A group of 4 West African sculptures. 20th century. ++ Wooden African mancala gameboard. ++ West African manacala gameboard. ++ Senufo style heddle pulley. Ivory coast / Burkina Faso ++ Bamana style m

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

Heddle Horned Head Pulley, Baule, Cote d'Ivoire, Early 20th C. A heddle pulley with figural finial in the form of a horned head with short ears and rectangular coiffeur at the back which is perforated

A group of 7 West African style heddle pulleys. 20th century. ++Baule style heddle pulley, Ivory Coast, 9"h x 3"w x 1"d. ++ Baule style heddle pulley, Ivory Coast, 7"h x 3"w. ++ Baule style wooden hed

TWO BAULE PEOPLES IVORY COAST HEDDLEY PULLEYS, Early-to-mid 20th century. Decorated patinated wooden heddley pulleys from the Baule People in Ivory Coast. Both are presented on appropiate stands. - 8.

THREE SENUFO IVORY COAST HEDDLEY PULLEYS, Early-to-mid 20th century. Decorated patinated hand carved wooden heddley pulleys from the Senufo People in Ivory Coast. One is Two are presented on a stands.

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

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask in a characteristic style with slender, sunken eyes an

West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, early to mid 20th century CE. A small but very strong goat face mask (karikpo) traditionally used early in the agricultural season as a figure in ceremonies that honor the

Africa, central region, ca. 1900 CE. It's nice to find African wood with real/true patina from use! This exquisite stool is not large but shows great character with the seat showing years and years of

Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure sta

**Originally Listed At $2500** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An enormous ladder carved by hand from the trunk of a hard wood tree. The ladder has a slender base, six

**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eni

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an ose Shango depicting a stylized woman kneeling atop an integral rectangular plinth. The woma

Western Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful Baule dance mask representing a female, perhaps an ancestor, hand-carved from a lustrous brown wood