{"product_id":"antique-lunar-meridian-african-granary-door","title":"Antique Lunar Meridian African Granary Door","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 42-inch door (47.5 inches including its pivot tab) is a single-slab Dogon or Bamana piece from Mali, hand-hewn from one narrow tapered plank with a small carved pivot tab and feet rather than separate hardware, and a notched sawtooth top edge. The upper register carries two nested scalloped arch forms, each filled with a woven basket-weave cross-hatch lattice, framed by a plain grooved horizontal band. Below that sits a large circular medallion with radiating fan segments, a sun or granary-roof form common to this region's granary door tradition. The patina is a warm reddish-brown consistent with genuine age, with light surface checking and no structural concerns. At 17 inches wide, this is a narrower single-slab door with two distinct carved registers, well suited to a hallway, beside a doorway, or grouped with other single-slab geometric pieces where its layered pattern work rewards a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Origin: Dogon or Bamana tradition, Mali\u003cbr\u003e*Era: Early-to-mid 20th century (estimated)\u003cbr\u003e*Material: Hand-carved hardwood, single hand-hewn slab\u003cbr\u003e*Finish: Warm reddish-brown patina, light surface checking consistent with age\u003cbr\u003e*Dimensions: 17\"W x 1.5\"D x 47.5\"H overall (door panel itself 42\"H, excluding pivot tab)\u003cbr\u003e*Condition: Light antique wear, structurally stable, original single-slab construction, pivot tab, and carved feet intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn antique single-slab Dogon or Bamana door from Mali, carved with nested scalloped arches filled with basket-weave lattice above a radiating sun medallion, warm reddish-brown patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What do the arch and basket-weave motifs on a Dogon or Bamana granary door typically represent?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003eArched forms on granary doors in this region are generally understood to echo the rounded roofline of the granary structure itself, and basket-weave or lattice fill inside those arches reflects the woven grain-storage baskets the granary was built to protect. A radiating circular medallion, as seen on the lower register here, commonly reads as a sun motif, tied to the agricultural cycle the granary served. We keep this reading at the level of general, well-documented tradition rather than assigning a specific meaning unique to this piece, since that kind of detail isn't something we can confirm without direct provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Requires White Glove Delivery)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e • **Please bear in mind that colors of products shown may vary slightly from their original color due to monitor display settings or photography studio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DE-COR | Globally Inspired","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50549219131629,"sku":"IMG_6484","price":2215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0288\/5256\/files\/6484.jpg?v=1787861030","url":"https:\/\/de-cor.com\/products\/antique-lunar-meridian-african-granary-door","provider":"DE-COR | Globally Inspired","version":"1.0","type":"link"}