Lot 63
  • 63

Poulie de métier à tisser, Guro, Côte d'Ivoire

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Guro
  • Poulie de métier à tisser
  • haut. 14 cm
  • 5 1/2 in

Provenance

Collection René Rasmussen, Paris
Liber, Castor & Loudmer, Succession René Rasmussen, 1ere Vente, Drouot, Paris, 14 décembre 1979, n° 26
Collection privée

Exhibited

Exposition:
Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Die kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, 11 mai - 13 octobre 1985

Au verso, ancienne étiquette tapuscrite portant le numéro d'inventaire "74"

Literature

Publication:
Homberger, Die kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinkuste, 1985 : 257, n° 190

Condition

Good condition overall; wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Proper right part of the stirrup broken and glued. Black encrusted patina with glossy highlights.
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