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Descripción : Granary door Dogon, Mali light-coloured wood, consisting of two wooden planks, each carved with two pairs of massive female breasts, joined by metal clamps and aglets, the shutters swing open and shut on projecting pivots at the top and bottom, dam., strong traces of weathering, traces of insect caused damage, missing parts and place of repair, granaries outnumber almost all other types of buildings in Dogon villages, demonstrating the importance of preserving crops produced with the hard labor required in such a rocky landscape. Every family has several granaries, one for each of the wives and the rest for the head of the family, in which are stored millet, sorghum, rice, corn, beans etc. Personal valuables and family altars are sometimes also stored in granaries. M: 53 x 31 cm, (5038/003) Provenance Sotheby's New York, Important African and Oceanic Art, Sunday November 22, 1998, lot 191

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