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ZOOMORPHE FIGURE FABRIC PULLEY
Djimini culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood and cord
H.: 15 ; L.: 4,5 ; Th.: 6 cm
Wooden pulley stirrup, carved with a zoomorphic figure with a fluted neck on the upper part. Its face forms an inverted triangle with coffee bean eyes and small cup-shaped ears.
This pulley bracket was used to hang the loom's heddles.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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