Senufo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali: A heddle pulley with the head of a ‘Calao bird’.
Senufo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali: A heddle pulley with the head of a ‘Calao bird’.
A heddle pulley of the Senufo people. Made of wood, coloured black and brown. With the head of a ‘Calao bird’ (hornbill), the ‘sacred’ animal of the Senufo people, carved out from the same piece, and with simple, linear chip-carving décor on the front and back (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 61).
A piece with good, old usage patina, colour abrasion and small pieces broken off as a result of age. With wooden ‘axle’ and wheel.
First half of the 20th century; H: 19 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
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EUR 800,- a EUR 1.000,-
Senufo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali: A heddle pulley with the head of a ‘Calao bird’.
A heddle pulley of the Senufo people. Made of wood, coloured black and brown. With the head of a ‘Calao bird’ (hornbill), the ‘sacred’ animal of the Senufo people, carved out from the same piece, and with simple, linear chip-carving décor on the front and back (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 61).
A piece with good, old usage patina, colour abrasion and small pieces broken off as a result of age. With wooden ‘axle’ and wheel.
First half of the 20th century; H: 19 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Data: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
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