Dogon Doorlocks Archives

DOGON DOORLOCKS ARCHIVES, MALI

The locks below have been sold. They are left here for educational and reference purposes.

For available doorlocks please go to DOGON DOORLOCKS 2

DOGON
Doorlock 24
10" high x 7.5" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 7
16.5" high x 18" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 16
11.25" high x 9.5" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 13
14" high x 13" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 33
13.25" high x 13.25" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 27
18" high x 18" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 30
14.5" high x 12" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 32
13.75" high x 19.5" wide
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 1
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 2
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 4
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 5
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 8
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 9
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 12
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 15
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 17
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 20
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 23
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 11
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 19
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 21
11.5" high
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 22
11.5" high
SOLD

DOGON
Doorlock 28
10" high
SOLD

SENUFO
Doorlock 18
12" high
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

DOGON DOORLOCKS ARCHIVES, Mali

All of these doorlocks have been vetted as authentic.

Used to protect houses and granaries, Dogon doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. Gravity-fed metal pins drop into holes in the sliding bolt, some of which also have a metal cover for additional strength and resistence to wear. Locks such as these were afixed with large iron staples through holes to house doors, which were usually plainer than the famous carved granary doors. Placing an image of an ancestor on the doorlock offered additional protection by making the door sacrosanct.

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