Asante Female Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast and Ghana

Susan and Jerry Vogel, New York, acquired in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1965

Very good condition for an object of this type and age. Minor marks, nicks, scratches and abrasions from age and use. Pierced vertically and horizontally through back of head. Holes with wear from use. Areas inside pulley rubbed from spool. . Extremely fine blackened patina with red brown wood underneath. White inventory number "VOG 216" painted underneath pulley.
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For a closely related female comb previously in the collection of William W. Brill see Sotheby's New York, November 17, 2006, lot 138.