Sharing another one from the Dave Dahl Collection page.

Bamana Figural Door Lock from Mali

DDC_1023

21″ x 21″ x 4″ & 6 lbs (with base)

Traditionally, door locks were used to protect granaries and houses. Bamana door locks often contain ancestral representations in abstract form.

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