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Figural lock of a granary door, Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 55,5 cm (H: 21.9 inch), ID: 3042131
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Lot 133
86th Tribal Art Auction

Figural lock of a granary door ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3042131

sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 55,5 cm
H: 21.9 inch

Description

wood, black patina, encrusted in some areas, with cross bolt, prominent head ornament, incised ornamental decor, slightly dam., missing parts (both foot tips), abrasion of paint, traces of usage, base;
this locks offered the protective power of ancestral spirits to the granary it guarded.

Publications

AHDRC: 0142022

Africa

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