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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3663892, member: 8267&quot;]The art of the Dogon people of Mali has been collected since the early 20th century, and by the 1960s the capital city, Bamako, was a major center of the art trade serving dealers and collectors. By the 1980s, traditional architectural elements became more common on the market with changes in building styles. So Dogon arts have been sought after for some time, with the result that artisans would make pieces for sale to collectors as well as for local use. </p><p><br /></p><p>The monetary value of &quot;ethnographic&quot; art is closely tied to whether or not a piece can be shown to have been used in a traditional context, through physical signs of use and wear, documented provenance, or both. It is good that you have a dated bill of sale, which at least establishes a date before which the door must have been made. But the carving seems awfully clean and crisp, which would suggest that it was not exposed to the weather in a traditional setting. Another part to examine for wear would be the hinge pins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some nice examples of granary doors for comparison:</p><p><a href="https://www.randafricanart.com/Dogon_granary_door.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.randafricanart.com/Dogon_granary_door.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.randafricanart.com/Dogon_granary_door.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And one in context:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/b9/41/3db94133b384b8d3da707457ec2deeef.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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