Telar pulley
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: PLYTL-19
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- Height
- 19 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Pulley topped by a Yoruba head. The front of the stirrup is engraved with geometric signs, and triangles supermounted by a row of rectangles. A necklace…
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Pulley topped by a Yoruba head. The front of the stirrup is engraved with geometric signs, and triangles supermounted by a row of rectangles. A necklace of ceramic beads adorns his neck. Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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