Door lock - Mali, Bamana
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light brown wood, partly encrusted dark brown patina, metal sheet, in form of a standing female figure with disc-shaped head, complete with bolt, min. dam., missing part, fine cracks, 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.
H: 49,5 cm
Provenance:
German Private Collection, Essen
Continent: Africa
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.
H: 49,5 cm
Provenance:
German Private Collection, Essen
Continent: Africa
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Door lock - Mali, Bamana
Estimate €150 - €1,000
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