Early 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary Door

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary DoorTraveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is selling this Dogon Tribe Door These doors were secured by a simple sliding door lock and protected the window like opening into each family's grain storage building. Primordial entities, ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards, and life scenes were traditionally carved into the door's surface, symbolically serving to protect the entrance by rendering it sacred. The low reliefs are carved on several panels and

The upper part of the slingshot is typically carved in the form of a woman

gold gilding

" from Indonesia

She is adorned with a crown and jewelry

SIZE: 8 US

The Guan Yin statue is an emblem of peace and compassion

encompassing the themes explored by Dali throughout his illustrious career

who use headrests as both functional and symbolic pieces

but they are most likely not the original parts

representing indestructible wisdom

This Egyptian statue is attested to as authentic and to have been made in Egypt during the “Grand Tour/Egyptian Revival” era by Mr Matthew Wicks of Ancient Hands

also known as Lambayeque culture