Heddle Pulley with Janus Head

Title

Heddle Pulley with Janus Head

Description

Object is adorned with a janus-headed finial; figure of part human, part animal heads that share the same neck; each figure has two long ears or antlers and flat faces with round eyes; body is not decorated; a 13" long fiber cord loops through a hole in the neck and knotted at the ends.

Date

08271998

Format

Sculpture

Type

Wood
Fiber

Identifier

1998.26

Coverage

Africa
Ivory Coast
Baule or Guro

Physical Dimensions

6in x 2in x 2in

Files

DSC00494.JPG

Tags

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Citation

“Heddle Pulley with Janus Head,” Black Cultural Center Virtual Museum, accessed April 27, 2024, https://purduebcc.omeka.net/items/show/171.