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Large and sculptural Bamana door lock from Mali, carved from hardwood and featuring a richly decorated horizontal bolt and a powerful, heavily stylised finial.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wooden door locks are among the most characteristic utilitarian objects within the Bamana art of Mali. This substantial specimen consists of a vertical lock plate and the original horizontal bolt. Both parts are extensively decorated with geometric, incised patterns. The broad finial is strongly abstracted, giving the object an almost modern sculptural character.<\/p>\n

Such locks were used for locking the doors of houses and granaries. The vertical lock plate was attached to the door, while the horizontal wooden bolt moved through the lock. An internal system of pins blocked the bolt and could be unlocked with a key.<\/p>\n

Within Bamana culture, their significance went beyond mere practical use. Doors and granaries protected the home, its inhabitants and the food supply. Figurative and symbolic forms on the locks could therefore also have a protective meaning. Door locks were crafted by specialised blacksmiths and woodcarvers and could be passed down from generation to generation.<\/p>\n

The combination of the large format, the striking abstract design and the deep patina of use also makes this piece particularly attractive as a standalone sculptural object.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nBamana, Mali. Wooden door locks were used for homes and granaries, combining a practical locking mechanism with a strongly sculptural and symbolic design within the Bamana tradition.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nHeight approx. 59 cm, width approx. 44 cm. Height including stand approx. 62 cm.<\/p>\n

Carved hardwood with a dark, used patina. Signs of age and wear consistent with age and original use. Complete with a horizontal wooden sliding mechanism and mounted on a metal stand. Please see the photographs for a complete impression of the condition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Groot en sculpturaal Bamana deurslot uit Mali, gesneden uit hardhout en voorzien van een rijk versierde horizontale schuif en een krachtige, sterk gestileerde bekroning. Houten deursloten behoren tot de meest karakteristieke gebruiksvoorwerpen binnen de Bamana kunst van Mali. Dit forse exemplaar bestaat uit een verticale slotplaat en de oorspronkelijke horizontale schuif. Beide delen zijn uitgebreid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":252071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Bamana deurslot uit Mali, 59 cm","_seopress_titles_desc":"Groot sculpturaal Bamana deurslot uit Mali met geometrisch snijwerk en donkere gebruikspatina. Hardhout, 59 \u00d7 44 cm, met standaard.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Bamana deurslot,Bambara deurslot,Bamana door lock,Bambara door lock,Bamana slot,Bambara slot,Mali deurslot,Mali door lock,Bamana Mali,Bambara Mali,Bamana kunst,Bambara kunst,Bamana art,Bambara art,Bamana sculpture,African door lock,African wooden door lock,Afrikaanse deurslot,houten deurslot Mali,Bamana granary lock,Bambara granary lock,granary door lock Mali,Bamana graanschuur,Afrikaanse kunst,West Afrikaanse kunst,tribale kunst,African tribal art,Mali tribal art,geometrisch snijwerk,Bamana wood carving","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[69,134,54],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-251525","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-curiosa-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-kunst-uit-afrika","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/251525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=251525"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=251525"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=251525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}