Dogon Door Lock 02 Their masks are used in

Their masks are used in rituals

This stool has been finished with a metal top

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Silver Line cereal bowl and Steel Dust dessert bowl

spiritual and ideological believes of the bearer and their ancestors

Dogon Door Lock 02 Their masks are used inThis old object was sourced at an auction of rare collectors items being sold by private sellers. It is an old door lock hand carved from wood by the Dogon people of Mali. It was used for years as a lock on houses and granaries. The carvings and style of these locks range abstract and symbolic in representation of their ancestors. Those locks with carvings of ancestors are considered to offer additional protection by making the door sacrosanct.