Door lock
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
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.