"Weaving Loom Pulley Stirrup - Ivory Coast - First Half Of The 20th Century"
Weaving Loom Pulley StirrupSenufo culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood, iron and walnut
H.: 16,5 ; W.: 7,5 cm
(old crack)
This monoxyle stirrup is animated by a zoomorphic Janus figure: a pair of horns meet to form a circle on the top of the animal's oval head, its angular jaw opens onto small incised teeth, its nose is straight and its eyes are arched.
The stirrups were used to hang the loom's heddles.
It bears an old handwritten collection number: 3521.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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