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African art - Lock:

The locks, whether Dogon or Bambara, are made of wood and represent figures from the cosmogony of the ethnic group. They consist of two pieces of wood, one vertical, fixed on the door, while the other, horizontal, is sliding.


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Bamana Lock
African art > Dogon locks, Bambara locks > Bamana Lock

From the African art collection of the painter Amadeo Plaza Garcés, anthropomorphic Bambara targette, formed of two nested elements. The crosspiece is reinforced with a metal part in the upper sliding part. The locks, generally belonging to women and symbolizing the union of two people, can be offered to them by their husbands on the occasion of a birth or to celebrate the installation of the woman with her husband. These are therefore personal goods that can be transmitted to daughters and daughters-in-law.
Beautiful heterogeneous patina, granular residual deposits, abrasions from use.
Established in central and southern Mali, the Bambara, "Bamana" or "unbelievers", as the Muslims have named them, belong to the large Mande group, along with the Soninke and the Malinke.


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180.00

Bamana Lock
African art > Dogon locks, Bambara locks > Bamana Lock

French collection of African art
Targette Bambara, Bamana, formed of two pieces arranged in a cross, the chest, vertical, and the crosspiece, horizontal and provided with a hollow in which the key will be inserted. Fine grids are incised on the object and allude to the values ​​and the Bambara belief. The grid would represent the creative waters and the four cardinal points. Locks, generally belonging to women and symbolizing the union of two people, can be offered to them by their husbands on the occasion of a birth or to celebrate the installation of the woman with her husband. These are therefore personal goods that can be transmitted to daughters and daughters-in-law. Patina of use.


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150.00

Dogon Lock
African art > Dogon locks, Bambara locks > Dogon Lock


An unusual pattern for this dogon lock whose central body takes the shape of a fish.
The locks are built on the same principle: a vertical fixed part, and a horizontal slide. The surface of the piece is engraved with a fine grid, disappearing in places.
s dark abraded. The locks, are reinforced by a protection system closely linked to their own symbolism.
The representations found on these locks establish the owner's membership in a clan and show his social position. All the locks had a name in relation to the message it conveyed, a person or story telling the life or an episode of the owner's life.
The patterns are inspired by dogon cosmogony. Here we find a large representation of stylized reptile. Geometric shapes are also present. The intact and ...


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180.00