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Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
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Title
Functional
objects
Description
These
diverse
objects
from
several
African
countries
are
examples
of
materials
used
in
traditional
African
everyday
life
. The
Baule
heddle
pulley
is
one
example
of how
Africans
endow
utilitarian
objects
with
aesthetic
qualities
.
Such
heddle
pulleys
are
good
examples
of the
way
in
which
utilitarian
objects
may
be
attractively
designed
and
even
made
to
carry
symbolic
meanings
, as are
combs
,
snuff
containers
and
head-rests
which
are
carved
in an
aesthetically
balanced
and
pleasing
fashion
.
Jewelry
may
be
worn
purely
for
decoration
or
it
too
can
carry
great
symbolism
It
may
even
be
used
for
religious
purposes
rather
then
ornamentation
, as in the
case
of the
Senufo
python
bracelet
.
Subject
Material
culture--Africa.
;
Pulleys--Africa.
;
Bracelets.
;
Jewelry--Africa.
;
Jewelry--Africa
,
West.
;
Combs--Kenya.
;
Headrests--Africa.
;
Baule
(African
people)--Material
culture.
;
Karamojong
(African
people)--Material
culture.
;
Senufo
(African
people)--Material
culture
.
Date
[197-]
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