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Door Lock with ancestral pair (Nommo)

Made By Dogon Cultural Group (Mali)
Datemid 20th century
Dimensionslock: 9 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (23.5 × 6.4 cm)
crossbar: 9 × 2 1/4 in. (22.9 × 5.7 cm)
Classification(s)
  • WCMA Reserve Collection
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberRC.83.193
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Door Lock and key with ancestral pair (Nommo figures)
Dogon Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century
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Dogon Cultural Group
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Dogon Cultural Group
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Door Lock with ancestral figure (Nommo)
Dogon Cultural Group
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