A Senufo Heddle Pulley, "kwora-ti-kotolo" Lot n° 12

Zoomorphic pulley, "kwora-ti-kotolo". Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base wood. H 19,5 cm. W 9,5 cm. Provenance: - Galerie Alain and Abla Lecomte, Paris. - Swiss private collection (1999). A written confirmation of authenticity by Alain Lecomte (2005) will be given to the buyer. Surrounding oneself with charming objects has always been an essential concern of all peoples. The pursuit of beauty comes to the fore, among other things, in the shaping of artfully designed everyday objects. The creative will to create perfect solutions in the fusion of technical-practical and formal-aesthetic functions has produced amazingly fascinating solutions over the generations. The pulley is part of the narrow band treadle loom. It served to anchor the roller, through the central groove of which ran the connecting cord of two so-called heald rods, with the help of which the warp threads could be raised and lowered. Further reading: Schaedler, Karl-Ferdinand (1987). Weaving in Sub-Saharan Africa. Munich: Panterra Verlag. CHF 400 / 800 EUR 400 / 800