Dogon Door Lock 05 the largest of 9 communities

the largest of 9 communities called Mijikenda that live along the North Eastern coastline of Kenya

These containers were used as traditional lunch boxes to store and transport food

The jug would have been used for years to collect and store milk from their cattle

They would have traditionally been worn on the head during ceremonies

Dogon Door Lock 05 the largest of 9 communitiesThis old object was sourced at an auction of rare collectors items being sold by private sellers. It is an old door lock hand carved from wood by the Dogon people of Mali. It was used for years as a lock on houses and granaries. The carvings and style of these locks range abstract and symbolic in representation of their ancestors. Those locks with carvings of ancestors are considered to offer additional protection by making the door sacrosanct.