Heddle Pulley
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Across Cote d'Ivoire, heddle pulleys are used on narrow-band loom to ease the movements of the heddles while separating the warp threads and allowing the shuttle to seamlessly pass through the layers of thread. Like many other carved objects used in everyday activities among the Baule, Guro, Senufo, Lagoon or Jimini peoples, these pulleys were often embellished for the weaver’s delight. This mostly abstract pulley demonstrates the efforts put by carvers from Cote d'Ivoire into beautifying the simplest functional object.
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