Door leaf "dégé tan" with carved reptile (crocodile or lizard) ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3051439

Description

wood, two original repairs

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.