Old granary door for millet storage, carving in the characteristic Dogon style, with motifs of fertility (breasts)
and decorated with eight turtles. The pins for inserting the door, size 78 x 46 cm, have also been preserved. The Dogon are often excellent artists and are sometimes nurturing
nor the animistic tradition of their ancestors.
[hint: this is an automatic translation from German]
| Category: folk arts
| Material: Holz
| Country of origin:
Mopti, Mali
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Similar pieces
. | A visually similar exhibit of the collection is#6710 - Commodities |
. | The object of the collection with nearest place of origin in Mopti, Mali is #5488 - folk arts . |
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