Figural door lock
Burkina Faso, Bobo
not available anymore
Provenance
Marcel de Schryver, Geneva, SwitzerlandGalerie Témoin, Geneva, Switzerland
Antonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, metal, in form of a standing female figure with incised geometrical decor, cross bolt missing, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
finely carved door locks offered the protective power of ancestral spirits to the particular granary they guarded.