en treskulptur - Guro - Elfenbenskysten






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En trefigur av Guro-opprinnelse fra Elfenbenskysten, 20 cm høy, 290 g, i moderat tilstand, solgt uten stand.
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A Guro weaving pulley (bobbin holder / heddle pulley), collected in the region of Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire. Among the Guro, renowned throughout central Côte d’Ivoire for their sophisticated strip-weaving traditions, such pulleys were indispensable components of the narrow-band loom. Their practical function was to guide and regulate the heddles during the weaving process, yet they simultaneously became one of the most important media for artistic expression. Suspended prominently above the loom and moving rhythmically with every pass of the shuttle, these objects were constantly visible both to the weaver and to the surrounding community. As a result, master carvers invested remarkable skill in transforming ordinary tools into miniature sculptures of exceptional elegance. Incl stand.
For collectors of African art, Guro heddle pulleys occupy a special position because they combine utility, sculpture and textile history in a single object. Unlike masks or figures created for ceremonial contexts, these carvings emerged from everyday life and reveal how aesthetic refinement permeated even the most practical activities. Their small scale often allowed artists to experiment with highly individual styles, resulting in extraordinary diversity of human, animal and hybrid forms. Many specialists regard them as some of the purest expressions of the sculptor's hand, free from later repainting or ritual alteration.
The region around Oumé is particularly associated with finely carved Guro works characterized by elegant facial features, elongated proportions and a subtle balance between abstraction and naturalism. Because weaving was a prestigious male occupation among the Guro, a beautifully carved pulley also reflected the status and taste of its owner. Contemporary scholarship further suggests that these prominently displayed objects served as advertisements for the talents of local carvers, attracting commissions for larger sculptures and masks.
Today, exceptional Guro heddle pulleys are highly sought after by collectors because they unite sculptural quality, documented cultural function and often considerable age. The finest examples are appreciated not merely as ethnographic tools but as autonomous works of art, embodying the refinement that has made Guro carving one of the most admired traditions of Côte d’Ivoire.
References
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley with Figure, Guro, Côte d’Ivoire.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley, Guro, Côte d’Ivoire.
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Weaving and Wearing: West African Loom Pulley.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Weaver’s Heddle Pulley, Guro. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley, Guro.
Eberhard Fischer, Guro: Masks, Performances and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast, Munich, 2008.
Gazette Dro uot, auction catalogue references to Guro heddle pulleys.
This information is created by AI and based on published ethnographic and art-historical sources.
Historien til selger
A Guro weaving pulley (bobbin holder / heddle pulley), collected in the region of Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire. Among the Guro, renowned throughout central Côte d’Ivoire for their sophisticated strip-weaving traditions, such pulleys were indispensable components of the narrow-band loom. Their practical function was to guide and regulate the heddles during the weaving process, yet they simultaneously became one of the most important media for artistic expression. Suspended prominently above the loom and moving rhythmically with every pass of the shuttle, these objects were constantly visible both to the weaver and to the surrounding community. As a result, master carvers invested remarkable skill in transforming ordinary tools into miniature sculptures of exceptional elegance. Incl stand.
For collectors of African art, Guro heddle pulleys occupy a special position because they combine utility, sculpture and textile history in a single object. Unlike masks or figures created for ceremonial contexts, these carvings emerged from everyday life and reveal how aesthetic refinement permeated even the most practical activities. Their small scale often allowed artists to experiment with highly individual styles, resulting in extraordinary diversity of human, animal and hybrid forms. Many specialists regard them as some of the purest expressions of the sculptor's hand, free from later repainting or ritual alteration.
The region around Oumé is particularly associated with finely carved Guro works characterized by elegant facial features, elongated proportions and a subtle balance between abstraction and naturalism. Because weaving was a prestigious male occupation among the Guro, a beautifully carved pulley also reflected the status and taste of its owner. Contemporary scholarship further suggests that these prominently displayed objects served as advertisements for the talents of local carvers, attracting commissions for larger sculptures and masks.
Today, exceptional Guro heddle pulleys are highly sought after by collectors because they unite sculptural quality, documented cultural function and often considerable age. The finest examples are appreciated not merely as ethnographic tools but as autonomous works of art, embodying the refinement that has made Guro carving one of the most admired traditions of Côte d’Ivoire.
References
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley with Figure, Guro, Côte d’Ivoire.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley, Guro, Côte d’Ivoire.
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Weaving and Wearing: West African Loom Pulley.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Weaver’s Heddle Pulley, Guro. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Heddle Pulley, Guro.
Eberhard Fischer, Guro: Masks, Performances and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast, Munich, 2008.
Gazette Dro uot, auction catalogue references to Guro heddle pulleys.
This information is created by AI and based on published ethnographic and art-historical sources.
Historien til selger
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- Unternehmen:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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- Wolfgang Jaenicke
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- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
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