Zemanek-Münster

Doorlock

Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch

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.


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