Accession Number
1971/2.33

Title
Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist(s)
Baulé

Artist Nationality
Baule (culture)

Object Creation Date
1900-1971

Medium & Support
carved wood and patination

Dimensions
5 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 1/8 in (12.7 cm x 6 cm x 5.4 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art

Label copy
This pulley would have been suspended from the top of a horizontal loom, which is used only by men. Twine passing through the holes in the pulley's arms attached it to the heddlebar below, so that the weaver could easily raise and lower the bar to change the warp.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Primary Object Type
carving

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
Objects We Use
carvings (visual works)
head
heads (animal components)
pulleys
woodwork
woodworking