outside wall art

The Dogon peoples of Mali are well known for their creation of doors, which can have several purposes. In addition to its practical use as a closure for a granary, such a door might also be given as an important gift, or placed outside a dwelling to indicate the status or occupation of the residents. Ghana's Samuel Okyere crafts this interpretation of a Dogon door from sese wood, giving it an aged finish with the use of local clay. The lizard motif would represent luck.