Dogon Door Lock 07 Community members would climb the

Community members would climb the ladder to fetch grains which were stored on the hut of the roof to keep them safe from animals

The stools have been hand-carved by the Senufo people using indigenous wood

a secret society

full of character

Dogon Door Lock 07 Community members would climb theThis 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.