{"product_id":"etriers-de-poulie-figuratifs","title":"Figurative pulley stirrups","description":"Magnificent trio of figurative pulley heddles from West Africa.\n\nAfrican loom pulley heddles are used to suspend the heddles in the loom, acting as utilitarian pulleys. The figurative part, often an anthropomorphic or animal head, transforms this functional object into a \u003cstrong\u003ework of art\u003c\/strong\u003e, expressing the weaver's cultural identity and the cosmogony of their society. These complex figures, sometimes linked to beliefs or stories, are also used to identify the ethnic group and can have a symbolic function that transcends their mechanical role.\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"bkL1bd_e,bkL1bd_f,bkL1bd_g\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\nSince the uprights are not pierced, we believe these heddles were made and sold as souvenirs for tourists.","brand":"Les Antiquités Bolduc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62626486321523,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/0505\/9955\/files\/20251007_9849-scaled.jpg?v=1775246769","url":"https:\/\/www.lesantiquitesbolduc.com\/en\/products\/etriers-de-poulie-figuratifs","provider":"Les Antiquités Bolduc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}