Door ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3036593

Description

wood, partly encrusted patina, consisting of two wooden planks, each carved with two pairs of massive female breasts, joined by metal clamps, the shutters swing open and shut on projecting pivots at the top and bottom, dam., traces of weathering, small missing parts, cracks;
granaries outnumber almost all other types of buildings in Dogon villages, demonstrating the importance of preserving crops produced with the hard labor required in such a rocky landscape. Every family has several granaries, one for each of the wives and the rest for the head of the family, in which are stored millet, sorghum, rice, corn, beans etc. Personal valuables and family altars are sometimes also stored in granaries.

The object Door with the object ID 3036593 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 142 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Imperato, Pascal James, Dogon cliff dwellers, New York o. J., p. 84, ill. 74