Baule Figural Heddle Pulley, West Africa

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.

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

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.

An Ashanti Akuaba. Ghana, West Africa. On metal base. Together with a Heddle Pulley, Baule, Ivory Coast, mounted on metal base Akuaba Height: 11"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This lot contains three very fine old examples of the Heddle pulleys from weaving looms used throughout West Africa. The lot contains a Senufo avian form Pulley, a Rare Djimini tribe bush cow form and

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

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

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

A finely carved and well used classic example of a Weaving pulley from a look , featuring a Hornbill bird motif, an important clan totem of the Poro Society, Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A finely carved and well used classic example of a Weaving pulley from a look , featuring a Hornbill bird motif, an important clan totem of the Poro Society, Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A carved wooden heddle weaving loom pulley with highly stylized ancestor face on top with wonderful coiffure and incised designs. Kulongo peoples, Lagoons region, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley

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 $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

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 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

A classic carved wooden zoomorphic heddle weaving pulley in avain form of a Horn Bill bird, a totem animal of the Poro society. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley measures 6.5 x 3.5

A bold and striking carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with avian finial and well handled surface patina. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley measures 10 x 3.5 inches. Provenance: Ex