AFRICAN DOOR CARVED WOOD DOGON MALI GRANARY DOOR STORAGE

Description

AFRICAN DOGON GRANARY DOOR
Carved by The African Dogon people of Mali, West Africa
Circa early to mid 20th century
The designs on the front of the small door are raised geometric shapes, human figures, a square locking mechanism, and tribal symbols.
The folding door is of the African Dogon people of Mali, West
The Dogon people are best known for their religious tradition, their mask dances, wooden sculptures and their architecture, the most striking of which are the carved doors which portray ancestral figures to protect the people of the village and their families. The representational carvings of ancestors serve to keep spirits at bay and offer protection from worldly and unworldly sources. The doors protected the window-like opening into each family's grain storage building and used a single sliding door lock - usually.
Height 14" x Length 11" x Depth 1"
This piece is directly out of a vintage collection it is in excellent condition!
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Please note the bottom latch piece has a small piece of wood broken off and the nail is missing
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