Unknown African
Heddle Pulley in the Form of a Bird

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Artist Unknown African

CultureSenufo peoples

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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

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African Art

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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.
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