https://eu-lac.org/omeka/files/original/20/245/square_man.jpg fb0d3fa2d06e30f15acad6b8b942ba67 https://eu-lac.org/omeka/files/original/20/245/square_man.1.obj cca158faf56d27301ff57652e641fa54 https://eu-lac.org/omeka/files/original/20/245/square_man.obj.mtl 53dc53d3ce8ee2fb78e9259eaaeb5284 https://eu-lac.org/omeka/files/original/20/245/245-thumbnail.jpg c26c3be6f5a61d6788259a942646733d https://eu-lac.org/omeka/files/original/20/245/square_man_centered.glb f526fd92318e7a062d9ccd7600008f30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collection: Barbados Museum and Historical Society Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 62 3D Object Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://eu-lac.org/vmwiki/index.php/Heddle_pulley_with_carved_head DescriptionEN English Description It was common for men to do weaving in West African countries. By means of heddle pulleys the weavers separate the warp threads into ‘fans’ by means of foot pedals. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. These heddle pulleys were often carved, and with this one, a face can be made out on one of the sides. Often the faces were of goddesses, so the weavers could look at beauty while they work. Baule peoples and their neighbors to the West, the Guro, are famous as weavers, and are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. Scholars have suggested that the prominent display of pulleys, hanging over the weaver’s loom in the public place, afforded artists their best opportunity to showcase their carving skills, in the hope to attract commissions for figures and masks. This figurative pulley with carved a head demonstrates the efforts put by Baule and Guro artists into beautifying the simplest functional object. Sources: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heddle pulley with carved head Type The nature or genre of the resource 3D Object Description An account of the resource It was common for men to do weaving in West African countries. By means of heddle pulleys the weavers separate the warp threads into ‘fans’ by means of foot pedals. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. These heddle pulleys were often carved, and with this one, a face can be made out on one of the sides. Often the faces were of goddesses, so the weavers could look at beauty while they work. Baule peoples and their neighbors to the West, the Guro, are famous as weavers, and are known for their fine indigo-and-white cotton fabrics. Scholars have suggested that the prominent display of pulleys, hanging over the weaver’s loom in the public place, afforded artists their best opportunity to showcase their carving skills, in the hope to attract commissions for figures and masks. This figurative pulley with carved a head demonstrates the efforts put by Baule and Guro artists into beautifying the simplest functional object. Sources: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,13.084317, -59.600278; Subject The topic of the resource CULTURAL HERITAGE Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. 3D Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://sketchfab.com/models/5d5d1a61bb3b4b5fb4ba0bb61b40885f/embed Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Barbados Museum and Historical Society