Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017

Lot 347

Five Dogon / Bambara door locks Mali wood; including a Dogon female figure with allover linear...

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £400

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Description

Five Dogon / Bambara door locks

Mali

wood; including a Dogon female figure with allover linear decoration, the locking bar missing; a Bambara figural type with legs and a stylised head; a Bambara type with a crested head finial, on a stand; a Bambara type with a horned mask and linear decoration, on a stand; a Bambara type with a stylised head, on a stand,

46cm the highest. (12)

Provenance

The David Morris Collection.

Dogon - Bonhams, May 1993.

Bambara (legs) - Jean-Pierre Laprungne, Paris, April 1992.

Bambara (crested) - Robichez, Paris, August 1992.

Bambara (horns) - Jean-Pierre Laprungne, Paris, September 1994.