Doorlock ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034334

Description

wood, dark brown patina, in form of an abstract figure, with cross bolt, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
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 Doorlock with the object ID 3034334 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 265 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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