Dogon Door Lock 03 The wood has a beautiful

The wood has a beautiful patina from years of handling and subtle metal repair work

Swazi bowls are hand-carved in Swaziland from indigenous wood

Hand carved from a single piece of wood coming from the Nyangatom people of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia

Tanzania in 2018 by photographer and guide Mike Sutherland

Dogon Door Lock 03 The wood has a beautifulThis 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.