Heddle Pulley
About this object
Cultural context
weaving; textiles
Physical description
Heddle pulley figure. The head and neck of a woman decorate the top of this apparatus used in strip weaving. The face is long and narrow, with a small mouth, long narrow nose, and lightly carved eyes that appear closed. Ears are carved high, at the temples. A small, square hat sits atop an elaborate hairstyle carved in a zigzag pattern, which is gathered and falls thickly from the neck. The neck is thin and very long. Below is a rounded piece that would hold a spool (which does not accompany the object), with holes bored through the two vertical holding arms. A hole is also bored through the object just beneath the figure’s hat.
Materials
Date Acquired
17 Dec 2010
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
From Professors Erica, Ruth, and Ulrich FrankMore...
Measurements
Overall: 21.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 8 cm
Object Number
2849/6