Heddle Pulley
Item
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Accession Number
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2018.15
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Title
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Heddle Pulley
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Ethnic Group
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Guro
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Subject
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Pulley|Weaving|West Africa
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Country
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Ivory Coast
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Date
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20th century
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Medium
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Wood|Palm Oil
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Format
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H x W x D: 6.5 x 3.25 x 1 in (16.51 x 8.25 x 2.54 cm)
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Description
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Heddle pulleys were used on a narrow-stripped loom to aid in the separation of threads while weaving. What is interesting about the heddle pulleys is their variety of designs. Several have figures carved above the pulley such as animals, human masks, and abstract designs. This artistic characteristic is purely for aesthetics as they have no effect on the functionality of the pulley, which reiterates how important visual design was to the African culture. Progress of human imagination. This shows a progression towards imagination and abstraction.
