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Dogon Granary door - 12.5
A Dogon granary door from the Dogon people of the Bandiagara Escarpment region of Mali. Doors like this protected the window-like opening into each family's grain storage building, using a simple sliding door lock. Carvings of primordial beings, ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards and scenes of daily life symbolically protected the entrance, making it sacrosanct.
Size: 37cm H x 19cm W
Base Depth: 7.5cm
£120.00
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