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Heddle Pulley

Object Number:63-24-1
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Baule
Provenience: Ivory Coast
Section:African
Materials:Wood
Credit Line:Exchange with Harold Rome, 1963
Other Number:A50 - Other Number

Description

Dark wood. Human head; high hair do in three longitudinal sections, the center one terminating in a small knob; cicatrization at both sides of mouth. Geometric carving on back in a band across front, and on both legs.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) View Objects in Exhibition
Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 56View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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