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The granary doors below have been sold. They are left here for reference purposes.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
DOGON, GRANARY DOORS 2, Nigeria
These doors protected the window-like opening into each family's grain
storage building, and used a simple sliding door lock. Primordial beings,
ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards and scenes of life symbolically served
to protect the entrance by making it sacrosanct. The low reliefs are carved
on several panels, held together by iron staples.
Our selection ranges from simpler old ones to the complex ones popular today.
All of these are wired, ready to hang, and are shippable, unlike many of
the large doors.
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