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African Granary Doors

Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Old small wooden door of African Dogon granary/wall hanging object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A small wooden door from a Dogon granary or agricultural tool warehouse. This is an ethnic group
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20th Century Malian Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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Old Australian Aboriginal Peoples Throwing Club
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal throwing club, crafted from a very hard wood and it dates to the early 20th century. Incised longitudinal fluted design with a pitch coated handle...
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Early 20th Century Australian Tribal Art

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Wood

Porcelain erotic figure China
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain erotic figure China Erotic group of enameled porcelain (menage a trois) three porcelain figurines stamped on their base (red base) White, black, pink and red color hand pai...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Porcelain

Porcelain erotic figure China
Porcelain erotic figure China
H 5.12 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Japanese antique objet / wood wabi-sabi object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an ornament whose root part of the tree changes over time and looks like a Buddha statue. The surface of the wood has many holes and the shadows are very mysterious, and the...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Cedar

Japanese antique objet / wood  wabi-sabi object
Japanese antique objet / wood  wabi-sabi object
H 26.38 in W 21.66 in D 14.18 in
Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. ...
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2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba
By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exquisite Benin bronze sculpture in shape of a bell depicting an Oba. Oba translates to "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages of contemporary West Africa. The Kingdom of Benin ...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people, this one as a riff on the c...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Natural Fiber

West African Tribal Senufo Daybed, 21st century
Located in Munich, DE
Beautiful antique African daybed. Hand-carved daybed from West Africa (Ivory Coast or Mali). The Senufo bed belongs to some of the most elegant examples of African design. Carved fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tables

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Wood

West African Tribal Senufo Daybed, 21st century
West African Tribal Senufo Daybed, 21st century
H 18.12 in W 28.75 in D 60.24 in
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases

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Terracotta

Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Bronze Ekonda Currency
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful ankle cuff bronze sculpture, is hand forged, very heavy and a great tribal collectible. Typically worn for celebrations and relatively short periods due to the weight,...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Metal, Bronze

Superb Old Wooden Hut Door from Africa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Old wooden hut door from Cameroon, decorated with carved crocodile, bird, snake and a knife within geometric ornament in the traditional ethnic style. Superb old door African sculpt...
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Superb Old Wooden Hut Door from Africa
Superb Old Wooden Hut Door from Africa
H 65.75 in W 30.71 in D 5.91 in
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...
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Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art

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Wood

Persian-style Annamese stoneware, late 15th century.
Located in seoul, KR
Stoneware decorated with Persian-style colors and patterns, and it is highly likely that this Annamese pottery intended for export was produced to meet Middle Eastern demand. Dates ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Ming Decorative Bowls

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Stoneware

20th Century Tribal Bamboo Comb, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid to late 20th century incised bamboo comb, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea This large incised comb is typical of the bamboo combs of the Huon Gulf area. This parti...
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Late 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens

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Bamboo

Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand. A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wrought Iron

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19th Century Dogon Door with Casing
Located in Fulton, CA
Handcrafted granary door from the Mali tribe, West Africa. Shows its decades of use with beautiful
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Doors and Gates

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Wood

19th Century Dogon Door with Casing
19th Century Dogon Door with Casing
H 50.25 in W 29 in D 5 in
African Art-Anthropomorphic Door Lock, Dogon from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
the separate granaries of the males or females of the tribe. More simple doors are used on the homes
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20th Century Malian Tribal Art

Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribal Bambara figurative wood door lock, Mali, Africa with strong geometric face. Works as strong
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Wooden Dogon Ancestor Figure from Mali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, granary doors/locks, house-posts and troughs. The scale of the population and the size of the area in
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Rustic Dogon Style African Granary Door Framed
Located in New York, NY
Door panel in the style of a Dogon Tribe granary door panel, carved wood. Mounted in custom painted
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Early 20th Century African Primitive Decorative Art

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Metal

African Granary Shutter Door
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African granary wooden shutter door with low relief hand-carved figures and animals. Tribal
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Granary Shutter Door
African Granary Shutter Door
H 21 in W 14 in D 1 in
African Tribal Decorative Door
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African granary wooden shutter door with low relief hand-carved figures and animals. Tribal
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20th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

African Tribal Decorative Door
African Tribal Decorative Door
H 27 in W 19 in D 1 in
20th Century Tribal Hardwood Dogon Window Panel
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Matosinhos, PT
20th century tribal hardwood Dogon window panel The Dogon tribe is one of Africa's most fascinating
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Monumental Hardwood African Granary Door, circa 18th Century
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and important artifact, this hardwood and hand-carved African tribal granary door measures
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Metal

Rustic Dogon Style African Granary Door Mounted Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African granery Dogon style door Sculpture with figures, from Mali. This is an amazing piece of
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Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

African Wooden Decorative Granary Door with Multiple Carved Motifs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large decorative African carved granary door featuring figures in various pursuits carved in the
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20th Century African Primitive Doors and Gates

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Wood

African Wooden Granary Door with Carved Motifs and Sculls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative African carved wood large granary door featuring a large figure with scull's across the
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20th Century African Primitive Doors and Gates

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Wood

Petite African Wooden Granary Door with Carved Motifs
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite decorative Ivory Coast carved granary door featuring an African figure, snake and fierce
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20th Century Primitive Doors and Gates

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Wood

Set of 3, African Door Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic set of three carved African doors with custom made black metal sculpture stand. Each door
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Antique 1890s Malian Rustic Mounted Objects

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Hardwood

Set of 3, African Door Sculptures
Set of 3, African Door Sculptures
H 70 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Mid-Century Carved African Dogon Marriage Stool Altar Bench Tribal Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
meeting houses, door locks, and granary doors. The primordial couple is represented sitting on a stool
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

West African Granary Door
Located in New Orleans, LA
The door has 56 figures carved out of one block of wood.
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art

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Wood

West African Granary Door
West African Granary Door
H 33 in W 19 in D 4 in
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Questions About African Granary Doors
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In Dogon culture, ornately carved granary doors represent spiritual themes. Some show images of the primordial ancestors that the indigenous people believe they descend from. Others depict deities and spirits important to their religious beliefs. The purpose of the decorative doors is to protect the grain stored behind them. On 1stDibs, find a selection of antique doors.