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African Guro Tribe Carved Wood Heddle Pulley

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African Guro Tribe Carved Wood Heddle Pulley

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Africa, Early 20th Century
Finely carved figural pulley of a face with almond shaped eyes, long nose, and small lips wearing a geometric cap or hairstyle. African men typically do the weaving and these heddle pulleys are created so they have something beautiful to look at while they work at their looms.
Approx. 12 1/8" t x 4 1/2" w x 3 1/2" d.
From the deaccessioned collection of a Cultural Museum in Alabama.
Accession number "1979,06,26"