Baule Heddle Pulley
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Baule Heddle Pulley
Ivory Coast
Early - Mid 20th c
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9" x 2 1/2"
Ex: Tad Dale, New Mexico
Reduced $ 150
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The Baule carved heddle pulleys that were both utilitarian and aesthetic objects. Commissioned by a weaver, these carved pulleys were suspended over the loom to raise and lower the heddle to control the weaving shuttle.