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Door lock

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Date20th century

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 x 13 x 2 1/8 in. (29.2 x 33 x 5.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis

Object number2023.25.1

Collections

African

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameFurniture and furnishings

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureDogon people

NationalityMalian

GeographyMali, Africa

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).ProvenanceCollection of Allen and Barbara Davis, acquired from Gallery Affrica in Mali, c. 2000Published ReferencesArnoldi, Mary Jo, "Catalogue 19: Granary Shutter (Ta), and Door Lock (Ta Kogura), Dogon People, Mali” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-19