Julien Gauthier

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This carved door depicts the doorway of a Dogon granary, an ancient people of Mali, and was used to protect and sanctify the vital food reserves contained inside. The rows of figures on the doors of Dogon granaries represent the ancestors protecting the granary. The motifs present, in addition to their decorative value, had the purpose of deterring intruders from entering.

Questa Porta intagliata raffigura la porta di un granaio Dogon, antico popolo del Mali, serviva a proteggere ed a santificare le riserve vitali di cibo contenute all’interno. Le file delle figure sulle porte dei granai Dogon rappresentano gli antenati a protezione del granaio. I motivi presenti oltre al loro valore decorativo, avevano lo scopo di dissuadere l’intruso dall’entrare.

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 Door - 1980-1990 

Wood - Mali

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This carved wooden Dogon granary door from Mali, dating to 1980–1990, depicts ancestral figures believed to protect the grain store.

Door - 1980-1990

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This carved wooden Dogon granary door from Mali, dating to 1980–1990, depicts ancestral figures believed to protect the grain store.

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