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Bobbin
Bobbin
Bobbin
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Bobbin

NameHeddle Pulley
CultureBaule
Datec. 1900
Place madeCôte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast), West Africa, Africa
Place madeIVORY COAST, AFRICA
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (23 x 7 x 8 cm)
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.1969.35.5
DescriptionCarefully carved hair in crests with geometric lines in pattern with rope - like triangular design around base of hair - all typical of Baule. Female because no goatee. Almost no chin long neck; large half circle ears.
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Embroidery by Policarpio Valencia.
Policarpio Valencia
1927
Heddle pulley
Artist not recorded
Distaff
Artist not recorded
Thobe
Artist not recorded
ca. 1920-1930
Chocolateros' Hand Hammered Copper Pot
Artist not recorded
ca. 1960
Distaff (caypai)
Artist not recorded
c.1970 (1965 - 1975)
Salero o tintero
Jose Luis Martin Nieto
late 16th, early 17th century
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