Early-to-Mid 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary Door

Early-to-Mid 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary DoorTraveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is selling this beautiful antique Dogon Tribe Door. These doors were secured by a sliding door lock and protected the window like opening into each family's grain storage building. Primordial entities, ancestors, Kanaga masks, sun lizards, and life scenes were often carved into the front surface, symbolically serving to protect the entrance by rendering it sacred. The low reliefs are carved on several panels and

and has been carefully reframed to really make it stand out

the bronze is covered in a rich

signed & dated in pencil on the bottom margin by artist Yoshisuke Funasaka

and life scenes were often carved into the front surface

The "RS" mark on pieces like this often indicates a specific maker The pattern features a thousand faces and is known for its detailed hand-painting

Use this as a display piece

along with hairstyles and other adornments

and is often depicted as female

Traveling Man Treasures is selling this fine bronze Burmese Buddha head fragment cast in the iconic Shan styling

The bust is 17" tall and very well modeled and executed with very fine detailing as expected from Austin Productions

and is considered the giver of self-knowledge

meticulously crafted to embody the spirit of an era long past