Heddle Pulley

37-22-41

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-41
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden. The form suggests an animal, but this is accidental according to the maker, Gbana Hai, woodcarver and weaver. See notes on loom.

Length 38 cm
Width 28 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 249 - Collector Number

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