Dogon
Door Lock
Dogon, 1899-1999
Scroll
Dogon
Door Lock
Dogon, 1899-1999
Physical Qualities
Wood, iron, 11 3/4 x 10 x 1 3/4 in. (29.8 x 25.4 x 4.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Doris S. Rief, Baltimore
Object Number
2012.263
Per Charles Greco appraisal report 07/06/11:
A wooden stylized human form door lock having a rectangualr shape body panel with four bands of incised decoration. An elongated stem (neck) appears above the body with a zoomorphic stylized head. An iron pin is inserted at the lower part of the body and a horizontal latch is attached to the back of the body. Abstract legs appear below the body. The color is a dusty gray with a wonderful patination.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Doris S. Rief, Baltimore, MD
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
