Dogon Door Lock 02 These portrait masks come from

These portrait masks come from the Ivory Coast and are hand-carved from indigenous woods and form part of the Baule society

The print is complemented by a white oak wood frame

Their masks are used in rituals

This stool is hand-carved from a single block of wood

Dogon Door Lock 02 These portrait masks come fromThis 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.