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Source Description
The heddle pulley, a working element of a narrow-band loom, bears a miniature sculpture. Heddle pulleys support and separate threads during weaving. Mounted above the weaver, the pulleys allow him to glance up at an object of inspiring beauty, rather than pure functionality. This pulley depicts a face mask, a secular usage of a typically sacred mask type.
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146116
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Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)
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146116
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object
title
Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)
description
The heddle pulley, a working element of a narrow-band loom, bears a miniature sculpture. Heddle pulleys support and separate threads during weaving. Mounted above the weaver, the pulleys allow him to glance up at an object of inspiring beauty, rather than pure functionality. This pulley depicts a face mask, a secular usage of a typically sacred mask type.
date
1900s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79924312
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Tools and Equipment
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1
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import
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Overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
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Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
accession
1971.3
Source extras
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Wood, metal, and plant fiber
tombstone
Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask), 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, metal, and plant fiber; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1971.300
collection
African Art
formerAccessionNumbers
743.68
didYouKnow
This heddle pulley depicts a fearsome <em>Bo Nun Amuin </em>mask that recalls nature spirits.
citations
citation
Fagg, William Buller. <em>African Tribal Images:the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968, no. 88.
page_number
no. 88
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review 1972.” In <em>Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>60, no. 3 (March 1973): 106, no. 27.
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p. 106, no. 27
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Gift of Katherine C. White
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2026-05-29 07:29:51.726000
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146116
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African Art
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African Art
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Wood, metal, and plant fiber
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