Lot 125 Big Antique Hand-carved Wood African Granary DOOR on a Custom Metal Stand
Antique African Dogon Granary DOOR on a Custom Metal Stand. This is Hand-carved Wood from Mali, West Africa. It measures 42" Tall x 24" Long x 7" Wide and Weighs 35 lbs. These were traditionally used for covering the entry to family grain storage structures. There are high-relief carvings of ancestors to protect the harvest and it depicts cosmological symbols or family lineage. The intricate designs often reflect the owner's status within Dogon Society. ANTIQUE AFRICAN ARTIFACTS
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