Lot #406 - 2 Baule Heddle Pulley
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Christmas Emporium
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Sale Date:09 Dec 2018 ~ 10am (AEDT)
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Lot #:406
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Lot Description:2 Baule Heddle Pulley
Liberia, Africa.
H26cm (each) -
Notes:Baule people & their neighbours to the West, theGuro are famous as weavers & are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. Used on the traditional narrow-band loom, heddle pulleys are functional objects used to ease the movements of the heddles while separating the warp threads & allowing the shuttle to seamlessly pass through the layers of thread. Like many other carved objects used in everyday activities among the Baule, these pulleys were often embellished for the weaver's delight. Scholars have suggested that the prominent display of pulleys, hanging over the weaver's loom in public place, afforded artiists their best opportunity to showcase their carving skills, in the hope to attract commissions for figures & masks. The use of abstract design in this example is reminiscent of Akan gold beads & gold weights. This pulley demontrates the efforts put by Baule carvers into beautifying the simplest functional object
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Estimate:A$150 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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