Dogon lock, Mali, wood and iron

Description

Dogon lock, Mali, wood and iron
H: 9,8 x W: 8,3 in
Lock of a Dogon house shutter with an animal representation, a bird, at its top. There is a fairly deep patina of use as well as several symbolic elements engraved. The object has no restoration and has a good age.
Beginning of the 20th century, ex-collection (Toulon) and Gallery Noir d´Ivoire (R. Groux, Paris).