Barn Stairs
Dogon · Mali
Reference: PRYCR-19
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- Material
- Wood
Staircase intended to climb into the barns housed in the cavities of the Bandiagará. These stairs served to cross the different heights. And just like Toguna's…
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Full original description
Staircase intended to climb into the barns housed in the cavities of the Bandiagará. These stairs served to cross the different heights. And just like Toguna's posts, they're decorated on both sides. On one or carry the steps that will facilitate the climb and on the other side he has sculpted the figure of a nome, very worn already by the use and the passage of time, like the ladder. Being a barn staircase has been included in the same section as barn doors and locks. Very old patina.
Further technical information
- 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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