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a bamana lock
Catalogue:
Vintage Arts:
Regional Art:
African:
Pre 1940 item# 1151058
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
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This door lock depicts a figure. The face is surrounded with two ears. These are symbolizing the guardian spirit komo, who hears every sound, . . The body is incised with various geometrical patterns symbolizing the fertility. The goitre figuration symbolizes the word. Wooden door locks were used on the doors of dwellings, cookhouses, sanctuaries, and on granary shutters. Each lock is given a name in accordance with its message, person, myth, or any anecdote referred to. Door locks were a priz ...click for details
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a bamana lock
Catalogue:
Vintage Arts:
Regional Art:
African:
Pre 1940 item# 1156469
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click for details
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
sold
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.This door lock represents a female figure, face topped by long ears. They symbolize the engineering protector komo, the supernatural powers to hear the slightest noise. The powers of the komo are supposed to protect the witchcraft and the malicious spirits. This lock was fixed on the door of the room reserved for men (ty so) enclosure. The vertical part forms the body of the character, the legs are carved below the chest. The bolt is symbolically the arms
nice age patina . from a french col ...click for details
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