A Mende Janus Heddle Pulley

A relatively rare example of a weaving heddle pulley, featuring janus form faces on either side, carved coiffure, ringed neck to show prestige and a well handled surface. Mende Peoples, Sierra leone,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rollenzug, "konantre" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 17 cm. Provenienz: - lt. Vorbesitzer von Alain Schoffel, Paris. - Claude Goretta (1929-2019), Genf. Sich mit reizvollen Obj

Rollenzug Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 16 cm. Provenienz: - wohl Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am 0

Rollenzug, "konantre" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 17 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworbe

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

12 Webrollenhalter Jimini, Côte d’Ivoire Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Eisen, Polsternägel. H 16,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Sich mit reizvollen Objekten zu umge

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.

Wooden Senufo heddle pulley on plinth, Ivory Coast, West Africa. 6.5 x 3.5 x 2.75 inches, plinth 1.5 x 3.75 x 1.5 inches. Provenance: From the estate of Leon A. Arkus, former Director of the Carnegie

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

Rollenzug, Webspulenhalter Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 15,5 cm. Provenienz: Walter Häusler, Thurgau. 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. Sich mit reizvollen Objekten zu umgeben,

GURO, Ivory CoastHeddle Pulley WoodThis Guro heddle pulley still has

West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A cast brass pulley in the form of a stylized woman with a pronged torso and a spindle wheel that rotates freely on the horiz

24 Rollenzug, "konantre" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Gesockelt / with custom base Holz, Eisen (Stift). H 17 cm. Provenienz: - vermutl. Maria Wyss, Basel. - Hannah Salathé (1926-2012), Basel. - Schweizer

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