Dogon Door Lock 05 showcasing Africa's ancient craft of

showcasing Africa's ancient craft of weaving and were traditionally used to store grains

The smaller baskets work perfectly as a dustbin for anywhere in the home and the larger basket is ideal as a soulful storage basket for laundry or blankets

Our Pamela plinth is part of our ecologically friendly and sustainable plaster furniture collection

The jug would have been used for years to collect and store milk from their cattle

Dogon Door Lock 05 showcasing Africa's ancient craft ofThis old object was sourced at an auction of rare collectors items being sold by private sellers. It is an old door lock hand carved from wood by the Dogon people of Mali. It was used for years as a lock on houses and granaries. The carvings and style of these locks range abstract and symbolic in representation of their ancestors. Those locks with carvings of ancestors are considered to offer additional protection by making the door sacrosanct.