Doorlock · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034334
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, GermanyDescription
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.