Baule / Heddle Pulley / 20th century

Baule
Heddle Pulley
20th century
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Creator Name: Baule
Creator Nationality: African; West African; Ivorian
Creator Role: Sculptor
Creator Name-CRT: Baule
Title: Heddle Pulley
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1900
Creation End Date: 1999
Creation Date: 20th century
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Wood, metal
Dimensions: H.7-3/8 x W.3-1/4 x D.3 in. (w/o base)
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 89.61.1
Credit Line: Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Baule men weave on looms that utilize heddle pulleys to produce intricate textiles. Weavers often had their heddle pulleys decorated with fine, small scale carvings of animal or human heads and figures. The carvings have no ritual or sacred meaning. They are meant to be admired for their beauty and to attract attention to the loom and the weaver who usually works out of doors among the people of the village.

AMICA ID: MIA_.89.61.1
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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