A STUNNING FRAMED OIL ON BOARD PAINTING OF ONE OF THE FAMOUS ZANZIBAR FRONT DOORS

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THIS VERY STUNNING FRAMED OIL ON BOARD PAINTING OF ONE OF THE FAMOUS ZANZIBAR ISLAND FRONT DOORS MEASURES 54.5cm x 82.5cm. THE ARTIST "ALLY" PAINTED THE PAINTING IN 2007 AND SIGNED IT "ZANZIBAR DOOR" THE PAINTING HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED IN A SIMPLE TWO-TONED WOODEN FRAME THAT COMPLIMENTS THE PAINTING VERY WELL.

LINK: www.artarena.co.za/zanzibar/

IN STONE TOWN, ZANZIBAR, THERE WERE 806 WOODEN DOORS DATING FROM THE ERA OF SULTAN BARGHASH (1870-1880). DESIGNS EMANATE FROM ARABIC AND INDIAN INFLUENCES. THE RECTANGULAR ARAB DOOR IS ENCASED IN AN INTRICATELY CARVED FRAME WITH THE OUTERMOST STRIP OF THE FRAME CARVED INTO CHAINS SYMBOLIC OF THE ENSLAVEMENT OF EVIL SPIRITS TRYING TO ENTER THE RESIDENCE. THE INNER FRAME IS CARVED WITH LOTUS FLOWERS OR PALM LEAVES WITH A FISH BELOW. ABOVE THE DOOR PANELS IS A FRIEZE CARVED WITH ROSETTES, OFTEN INSCRIBED WITH THE NAME OF THE HOUSE OWNER, A VERSE FROM THE KORAN AND THE DATE OF CARVING. THE CENTRAL POST BETWEEN THE DOORS IS ALSO CARVED. OFTEN THE DOOR PANELS HAVE CONICAL BRASS BOSSES WHICH ARE AN ORNAMENTAL VERSION OF SPIKES ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO PREVENT BATTERING BY ELEPHANTS.