Dogon Granary Door - 9.4 urban nature often called Shona sculpture after

often called Shona sculpture after the Shona people

Size : 27cm Diameter x 47cm Height

48cm H × 32cm W

Size: H 55cm W 18cm D 2cm

this Kwele mask showcases the textured side of Central African artistry

Dogon Granary Door - 9.4 urban nature often called Shona sculpture afterDogon granary doors originate from the Dogon people of the Bandiagara Escarpment region of Mali. These doors protected the window like opening into each family's grain storage building, and used a simple sliding door lock. Primordial beings, ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards and scenes of life symbolically served to protect the entrance by making it sacrosanct. Size: H 71cm W 40cm D 25cm