Heddle Pulley

NameHeddle Pulley

CultureLigbi

Place madeGhana, Africa

Place madeIvory Coast, Africa

Place madeCôte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), West Africa, Africa

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (18 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle

Object numberA.2011.20.20

DescriptionSmall "figure" with upside down deep, thin U shaped legs which form the sides of the pulley. At the center top of the legs is a horned, triangular head at the front. The face has crescent shaped eyes from a straight brow line, a long, narrow nose, and scarification marks below the eyes and between the nose and small, protruding square mouth. The legs are pierced at the bottom centers through the sides and up from the center bottom to the sideways piercing. A tubular "handle" extends from the back of the face to the top back of the legs.