Dogon Door Lock 04 Hand-woven from grass and finished

Hand-woven from grass and finished with leather with cowrie shells sewn on by hand

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Dogon Door Lock 04 Hand-woven from grass and finishedThis 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.