BAOULE PULLEY IVORY COAST Half-hard wood with... Lot 42

BAOULE PULLEY IVORY COAST Half-hard wood with brown patina. H. 21 cm Spectacular Baoule loom pulley stirrup, carved with an elephant. The wide, gadrooned fork forms the legs of the pachyderm, and supports a ringed neck on which rests the head adorned with large ears, tusks and trunk projected in horizontal patterns. The high proportions of this ancient object, the quality of its sculpture, combined with its notorious provenance, are remarkable. PROVENANCE: - Former Vérité Collection; Christie's sale, Vérité Collection, 21 November 2017, Paris, lot no. 62. Presence of the Christie's sale label. A related example is present in the collections of the Metropolitan Musem, cf. inv. no. 1978.412.289.