Door lock · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3032685
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Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
light brown wood, dark brown, partly shiny patina, in form of a highly stylized human figure, decorated with incised ornaments, complete with cross bolt, min. dam., slight traces of usage, on metal base;
locks of this type are of North African and Islamic origin. This finely carved example offered the protective power of ancestral spirits to the granary it guarded.
The object Door lock with the object ID 3032685 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 263.
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