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Heddle Pulley

Heddle Pulley

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Ivorian, Baulé People)
Title
Heddle Pulley
Date
ca. 1950
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Lester Wunderman
Accession No.
62.3.5
Classification
Decorative Carving
Geography
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Related

Acquired by Lester Wunderman (New York, NY) between January 1957 [1] and May 1962 (when he made contact with UW–Madison staff about the collection) from an as-yet unknown European source; July 1962, given by Lester Wunderman to the University of Wisconsin–Madison; 1967, transferred to UW–Madison’s Elvehjem Art Center (now called the Chazen Museum of Art). [Last researched by Chazen staff 4/28/2023] [1] when he first began collecting African art, according to the preface of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s catalogue "Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection"

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36

  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002
  • Negro Heritage: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 11/1/1968–6/11/1969

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