granary doors

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Scope note
Doors protecting the window-like openings in grain storage buildings, attached by pins on each corner, allowing them to swing open. In African culture, granary doors are often decorated with fertility symbols, and images of people and animals, the lizard being a common motif.
granary doors
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024