Old granary door for storing millet, carved in the characteristic Dogon style, decorated with fertility motifs (breasts, turtles). The pins for inserting the door, size 78 x 46 cm, have also been preserved. The Dogon (Mali) are often excellent artists and are sometimes nurturing nor the animistic tradition of their ancestors. A similarly beautifully carved storage door from the Senufo ethnic group (also from Mali) is in the museum de l'Afrique and de l'Océanic (Paris). [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Holz   |   Country of origin: Mopti, Mali | Similar pieces