Dogon Granary door - 12.2 Stripes culminating in firing over open-air

culminating in firing over open-air fire pits

The artisans work from their own homes and communities and are paid fairly

Each piece is unique

Recess Size: 25cm Diameter x 41cm Depth

Their skin is blue-black

Dogon Granary door - 12.2 Stripes culminating in firing over open-airA Dogon granary door from the Dogon people of the Bandiagara Escarpment region of Mali. Doors like this protected the window like opening into each family's grain storage building, using a simple sliding door lock. Carvings of primordial beings, ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards and scenes of daily life symbolically protected the entrance, making it sacrosanct. Size: 37cm H x 21cm W Base Depth: 7. 5cm