Door Lock

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Date

Early/mid-20th century

Medium

Wood and metal

Dimensions

vertical piece: 54 × 12.7 × 12.1 cm (21 1/4 × 5 × 4 3/4 in.); horizontal piece: 8.3 × 41.3 × 4.5 cm (3 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

African Decorative Arts Fund

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