Minneapolis Institute of Art

Granary Door

Senufo artist

Date

19th century

Medium

Wood, pigment

Culture

Senufo

Department

Arts of Global Africa

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Granaries made of dried mud and wood were used to store grain from the villager's fields. The doors to these storage units were often carved and painted with animals such as the fish, horse and crocodile on this door which relate to Senufo stories and agriculture. Côte d'Ivoire, Africa

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