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Dogon doors are hand-carved wooden panels made by the Dogon people of Mali.
Carved from djala (Khaya senegalensis), a dense red-toned West African hardwood, the panels come from the Dogon people living along the Bandiagara escarpment in the central Mopti region. They were traditionally made to close granaries and family homes, their surfaces covered with rows of ancestor figures and geometric symbols of protection and fertility. Many carry a carved wooden bolt lock, a working detail of how Dogon doors traditionally fastened shut.
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Our African stools and African statues are hand-carved in the same West African tradition.
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Tribal carving from the heart of Mali
This Door represents protection and fertility and the male and female duality central to Dogon life.
Country of Origin………… Mali
Culture…………………….. Dogon
Function…………………… Protection & Fertility
Dimensions (L x W x H)…… 65 x 2 x 41
An ancient culture is still breathing
This Door represents protection and fertility and the male and female duality central to Dogon life.
Country of Origin………… Mali
Culture…………………….. Dogon
Function…………………… Protection & Fertility
Dimensions (L x W x H)…… 65 x 2 x 41
Large sized Dogon door with a range of animal carvings
This Door represents protection and fertility.
Step into a world of art and history with our authentic Dogon doors, meticulously crafted to tell a story in your home
Door Details
Country of Origin – Mali
Ethnicity -Dogon
Function – Granary Door / Protection & Fertility
Dimensions – 105 x 59 x 6cm
Aged Baule door with crocodile motifs
In excellent condition.
Door Details
Country of Origin………… Ivory Coast
Culture…………………….. Baule
Function…………………… Granary door/ Decoration.
Age ………………………….. 40-50 years
Dimensions (L x W x H)…… 67 x 3 x 97cm
Authentic hardwood Dogon Door from Mali.
This Door represents protection and fertility.
Door Details
Country of Origin………… Mali
Culture…………………….. Dogon
Function…………………… Protection & Fertility
Dimensions (L x W x H)…… 44 x 2 x 32
Authentic hardwood Dogon Door from Mali.
This Door represents protection, spirituality and fertility.
Door Details
Country of Origin………… Mali
Culture…………………….. Dogon
Function…………………… Protection & Fertility
Dimensions (L x W x H)…… 44 x 2 x 33
A Dogon door is a hand-carved wooden panel worked in djala (Khaya senegalensis), a dense red-toned hardwood, made by the Dogon people of Mali along the Bandiagara escarpment in the central Mopti region.
The panel is covered with rows of ancestor figures and geometric symbols drawn from Dogon mythology.
Many are carved from a single plank.
Dogon doors were traditionally made to seal granaries where grain and millet were stored, and to close the entrances of family homes. The carved figures were believed to guard what lay behind the panel, protecting the harvest and the household from harm. That protective role is why the surface is so densely worked, and the same symbolism carries across the wider collection of African masks.
The symbols on a Dogon door usually show rows of ancestor figures alongside motifs of protection and fertility.
Ancestral figures reference the lineage of a family or community, while other carvings connect to Dogon creation stories and the spirits believed to watch over daily life.
The same figures appear across our African statues, carved in wood and cast in bronze.
Many Dogon doors carry a carved wooden lock, a bolt mechanism made in wood rather than metal.
The lock sits to one side of the panel and usually has its own geometric carving. It reflects how Dogon doors traditionally fastened shut over a granary or home, and several doors in this collection have one.
Yes. These are hand-carved Dogon doors from Mali, worked in djala hardwood and chosen for the symmetry of the panel and the quality of the carving.
They are vintage pieces, between around 15 and over 40 years old, carved in the Dogon tradition rather than produced as reproductions.
