Barn Gate
Dogon · Mali
Reference: PRYCR-25
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- Height
- 190 cm
- Material
- Wood and sheet iron
Old and rare dogon door, definitely corresponding to a collective barn given its size, since usually the barn doors are relatively small, you have to bend…
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Full original description
Old and rare dogon door, definitely corresponding to a collective barn given its size, since usually the barn doors are relatively small, you have to bend down to pass. It is made of very heavy wood, and carries a whole series of ornaments of fine iron sheet forming foligrees, eight in total, plus a circular aldaba, besides carrying four lines of nails with a large circular head. Patina of very old use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 95 cm
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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