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African Pulley

Figurative Guro heddle pulley
Located in London, GB
Guro pulley Ivory Coast Wood 26cm on a customised metal stand
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Figurative Guro heddle pulley
Figurative Guro heddle pulley
H 10.24 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in

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African Tribal Senufo Heddle Pulley Ex Sothebys
Located in London, GB
A fine Senufo heddle pulley A antelope loom head pulley, these small pulleys are used for weaving
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Heddle Pulley
Located in Hershey, PA
Guru, Africa, Ivory Coast, Finlayson Collection,Toronto, Canada.
Category

Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Heddle Pulley
H 6.25 in
Zoomorphic Djimini Heddle Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Zoomorphic Djimini Heddle Pulley in Wood This zoomorphic example shows years of use and probably
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Baule Pot-Top Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Baule Pot-top Pulley in Wood Baule pulley capped with a bowl and embellished with recycled metal
Category

Vintage 1930s Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Baule Pot-Top Pulley in Wood
Baule Pot-Top Pulley in Wood
H 6 in W 3 in D 2 in
Architectonic Diamond Pattern Kulango Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Architectonic Diamond Pattern Kulango Pulley in Wood This piece was acquired by Thomas McNemar
Category

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old Buffalo Head Djimini Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
. McNemar’s tenure in West Africa had been devoted to field collecting. His specialty was heddle pulleys, of
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Well Worn Djimini Heddle Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
tenure in West Africa had been devoted to field collecting. His specialty was heddle pulleys, of which he
Category

Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Senufo Heddle Pulley with Hornbill Motif in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Senufo Heddle Pulley with Hornbill Motif in Wood Senufo heddle pulley, Cote d’Ivoire. Ex
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Senufo Pulley with Bird Head Finial in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Senufo Pulley with Bird Head Finial in Wood This a well worn figurative pulley from the estate of
Category

Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Heavily used Senufo Pulley with Hornbill Finial in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Heavily used Senufo Pulley with Hornbill Finial in Wood Senufo heddle pulley, Cote d’Ivoire. Ex
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Architectonic Kulango Pulley with a Tall Finial in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Architectonic Kulango Pulley with a Tall Finial in Wood This piece was acquired by Thomas McNemar
Category

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Amyas Naegele Well Used Architectonic Kulango Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Amyas Naegele Well Used Architectonic Kulango Pulley in Wood This piece was acquired by Thomas
Category

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Djimini Cote d'Ivoire Wood Pulley Ex Christies 1996 Sublime Antelope Face Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved wood weaving heddle pulley from the Djimini people in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. With a
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast
Located in New York, NY
An elegant heddle pulley from the Guro tribe of Ivory Coast. The pulley has fine scarification
Category

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Cased Grandfather Clock
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
day movement), it is driven by two cast iron original weights suspended on brass pulleys and a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

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