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African Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Explore image in Weaving Loom Pulley Surmounted by a Female Head
late 19th–early 20th century
Wood
5 in. (12.7 cm)
with base: 6 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 2 in. (17.15 × 7.3 × 5.08 cm)
with base: 6 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 2 in. (17.15 × 7.3 × 5.08 cm)
Gift of Robert Liebowitz
2011.237.2
Geography:
Côte d’Ivoire
Culture:
Guro
Period:
19th–20th century
Classification:
Tools and Equipment
Provenance:
Ben Heller Collection, unknown dates
Gift of Robert Liebowitz to Yale University Art Gallery in 2011
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2012.pdf (accessed December 21, 2012).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
