DOGON DOORLOCKS 2, MALI

DOGON Doorlock 3 14" high $600

DOGON Doorlock 6 14" high $500

DOGON Doorlock 7 16.5" high $600

DOGON Doorlock 13 14" high $300

DOGON Doorlock 14 10" high $400

DOGON Doorlock 16 11" high $ 300

DOGON Doorlock 24 10" high $400

DOGON Doorlock 25 13" high $300

DOGON Doorlock 26 11" high $400

DOGON Doorlock 27 17.5" high $600

DOGON Doorlock 29 9.5" high $300

DOGON Doorlock 30 14.5" high $400

DOGON Doorlock 31 7.5" high $ 200

The doorlocks below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

DOGON Doorlock 21 11.5" high SOLD

DOGON Doorlock 22 11.5" high SOLD

DOGON Doorlock 28 10" high SOLD

SENUFO Doorlock 18 12" high SOLD

 
Photographs © Tim Hamill

These doorlocks have been vetted as authentic.

Used to protect houses and granaries, Dogon doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. Gravity-fed metal pins drop into holes in the sliding bolt, some of which also have a metal cover for additional strength and resistence to wear. Locks such as these were afixed with large iron staples through holes to house doors, which were usually plainer than the famous carved granary doors. Placing an image of an ancestor on the doorlock offered additional protection by making the door sacrosanct.

All of these doorlocks have been mounted on metal bases which are included in the price.