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A Senufo Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
rising from a flat semi-elliptic body decorated with geometric patterns in relief, surrounded by a human head; exceptionally fine varied patina.
Provenance
A.G. Liotard, Abidjan
Loudmer, Paris, July 2, 1987, lot 53
Joel Cooner, Dallas
Acquired from the above, 2004
Literature
Vincent Bounoure, "A propos des poulies de tisserand de la collection Liotard," Arts d'Afrique Noire, 64, Hiver 1987, pp. 11-18
Catalogue Note
A.G. Liotard was the general attorney of Ivory Coast from 1960 to 1972. Over this time he assembled a collection of heddle pulleys, remarkable for its diversity and quality. For further discussion of the Liotard Collection see Bounoure (1987: passim).