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Dogon Heddle Pulley, Mali
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- wood
- Height: 9 3/4 in (24.8 cm)
Provenance
John J. Klejman, New York
Thence by descent through the family
Sotheby's, New York, May 8, 1996, lot 57, consigned by the above
Robert Rubin, New York, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, The Robert Rubin Collection of African Art, May 13, 2011, lot 8
Leslie Sacks, Los Angeles, acquired at the above auction
Thence by descent through the family
Sotheby's, New York, May 8, 1996, lot 57, consigned by the above
Robert Rubin, New York, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, The Robert Rubin Collection of African Art, May 13, 2011, lot 8
Leslie Sacks, Los Angeles, acquired at the above auction
Exhibited
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich, Three African Traditions: The Art of the Dogon, Fang and Songye, January 31 - April 18, 1999; additional venue: Museum for African Art, New York, April 30 - August 15, 1999
Heller Ehrman, New York, African Art at Heller Ehrman, April - November 2005
Heller Ehrman, New York, African Art at Heller Ehrman, April - November 2005
Literature
Ellen C. Hvatum Werner, 'The Weaver's Muse: Heddle Pulleys in West Africa'/'La muse des tisserands; l'étrier de poulie d'Afrique de l'Ouest', The World of Tribal Arts/Le Monde de l'Art Tribal, vol. IV, no. 2, Autumn 1997, p. 83, fig. 62
Amanda M. Maples (ed.), African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection: Refined Eye, Passionate Heart, Milan, 2013, pp. 28, 279-281, 292, fig. 184
Amanda M. Maples (ed.), African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection: Refined Eye, Passionate Heart, Milan, 2013, pp. 28, 279-281, 292, fig. 184