Heddle Pulley in the Form of a Bird

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Images(2)

CultureSenufo peoples

Titles

Heddle Pulley in the Form of a Bird
Pulley in the form of a Bird

DateLate 19th or early 20th century

PlaceIvory Coast

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 8 × 5 3/8 × 3 in. (20.3 × 13.7 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll

Object number2021.113

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

African Art

Object Type

TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS & WEIGHTS

Provenance[Galerie Monbrison, Paris]; purchased by Hubert Goldet (1945–2000), Paris, before 1989; [Maison de la Chimie, Paris, June 28, 2002, lot 242]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, 2002; given to MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition HistoryCorps Sculptés, Corps Parés, Corps Masqués, Galerie Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, October 18–December 15, 1989.

Au Fil de la Parole, Musée Dapper, Paris, May 18–September 25, 1995.

On view as a loan to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004–2021, when given.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

N/A

Catalogue raisonnéN/A

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.