Ancestor figure - Wood - Tiv - Nigeria
Fetish figure - Wood - Fon - Benin
Fang, Gabon: a typical heddle pulley with ancestor figure.
A heddle pulley, in which a reel runs over an axle below. With a thread over this reel, the weaver can separate the warp threads of his woven piece into ‘fans’, using a foot pedal. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. In order to provide the weaver with ‘something beautiful’ to look at while working, the heddle pulleys are particularly finely crafted.
A finely Fang pulley with fine detailed figure with great patina of use.
| Object: | Pulley |
| Ethnic group: | Fang |
| Country: | Gabon |
| Material: | Wood |
| Estimated period: | Second half 20th century |
| Sold with stand: | No |
| Dimensions: | 34x10x6 cm |
| Weight: | 700 gram |
| Condition: | Good condition, used with some signs of wear |
