Figural Heddle Pulley

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Figural Heddle Pulley
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CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Figural Heddle Pulley
Date1875–1925
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. H (17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object numberTR:638-2012
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Donald Morris Gallery, New York]; purchased by Frank N. Carroll, Jr., Houston, 2012–2025; given to MFAH, 2025.

Exhibition History"The Language of Beauty in African Art," Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, April 3–July 31, 2022.

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