Dogon (Mali) Granary Door
The Dogon people inhabit the large austere
Bandiagara plateau, with most of the villages situated on cliffs to the north and the
east. At first hunters, they now cultivate their staple diet millet, and
also sorghum, and wheat on the cliff tops, which they have had to convert due to
the scarcity of water sources. The Dogon
are among African cultures that have remained closest to their ancestral
traditions.
One such tradition is building granaries and houses for grain storage. Doors of these granaries are often adorned with impressive carvings of animals or people which serve as invocations of deities or spirits, or as symbols of status. The stored grain is considered "safe" when it is guarded by the ancestors whose images are depicted on granary doors.
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Material: wood
Size: 25"x7"
Price: $380 + $48 (S&H)