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Door Lock with abstracted ancestral "slate"

Made By Dogon Cultural Group (Mali)
Dateearly 20th century
Mediumwood, metal, with patina
Dimensionslock: 16 1/2 × 3 in. (41.9 × 7.6 cm)
crossbar: 13 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (34.3 × 7 cm)
Classification(s)
  • WCMA Reserve Collection
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberRC.83.189
DescriptionThis work has mold.
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Door Lock with abstracted ancestral figure (Nommo)
Door Lock with abstracted ancestral figure (Nommo)
Dogon Cultural Group
mid 20th century
Door Lock with ancestral figure (Nommo)
Door Lock with ancestral figure (Nommo)
Dogon Cultural Group
early 20th century
Door Lock with abstract ancestral figure (Nommo)
Door Lock with abstract ancestral figure (Nommo)
Dogon Cultural Group
early 20th century
Door Lock and key with ancestral pair (Nommo figures)
Door Lock and key with ancestral pair (Nommo figures)
Dogon Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century