Early 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary Door

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved African Dogon Granary DoorTraveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is selling this Dogon Tribe Door These doors were secured by a simple 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 traditionally carved into the door's surface, symbolically serving to protect the entrance by rendering it sacred. The low reliefs are carved on several panels and

Traveling Man Treasures is selling this vintage Egyptian Revival etched brass inlay pyramid paperweight/decor piece

this piece brings a classic and unique aesthetic to any collection

The piece is strong with animated features that bring this object to life

bless people

These statues

The brass cast piece acts as a table top incense burner with an open mouth

The rectangular pendant depicts the classic deity Naylamp on an Incan "Tumi

evoking a sense of spiritual harmony

The subject is the Pharaoh King Ramses

Maitreya will appear on earth to end suffering and spread Buddhist teachings

and are often used to hold river stones and water

which indicate the period during which the piece was made as a tribute to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty at the time: Wen Zong