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Heddle pulley
Heddle pulley

Heddle pulley

Label TextPompidou's Christmas pulley This sculpture from the Guro of Cote d'Ivoire was given to the museum by a donor who explained its origin with the following note: "I first noticed African sculptures when I had Tea with George Braque in 1960. He had a treasured small sculpture on a table in front of his Fauve paintings. I couldn't wait to find a similar piece and one day, a year or so later, I found an Ibeji figure for sale at Underwoods in London. This piece was given to me one Christmas by Mrs. George Pompidou. It had belonged to her husband and I had always admired it."
Object number94.97
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Untold Story, November 14, 2003 - November 14, 2004
Credit LineGift of Dorothy K. Woodford
Dimensions5 3/4 x 2 x 1 1/4 in. (14.61 x 5.08 x 3.18 cm)
MediumWood
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 99.69
Mask
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
Object number: 81.17.255
Photo: Paul Macapia
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
Object number: 81.17.257
Staff head
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
Object number: 81.17.258
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
Object number: 2006.95
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
early-mid 20th century
Object number: 2012.1.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.2
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.3
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.20
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.4.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Cote d'Ivoire
20th century
Object number: 2012.29.4.2