Accession Number
1986/2.126

Title
Loom Heddle Pulley

Artist(s)
Bamana

Artist Nationality
Bamana

Object Creation Date
circa 1950

Medium & Support
carved wood

Dimensions
6 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 5/16 in (16.2 cm x 6.6 cm x 3.3 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden

Label copy
Such pulleys were used for weaving on horizontal looms to make "narrow-strip" weavings.
9/10/2004
Notice the human form of the pulley; utalitarian objects like this were sometimes given human form in order to enhance their "eye-cathing" appeal (cf. Ezra 1986:13-4).

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Primary Object Type
carving

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
heads (animal components)
wood (plant material)