Dogon Granary Door - 13.1 Religious Figures Size: 60cm L x 24cm

Size:  60cm L x 24cm W x 4cm H

The pots were used for cooking

As these are bespoke and handmade by several different groups of artisans

in the same manner as punting

The Teke origin can be traced back to the 15th century

Dogon Granary Door - 13.1 Religious Figures Size: 60cm L x 24cmA 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: 48cm H x 30cm W Base Depth: 15cm