This door lock depicts a female figure with long-eared forms symbolizing the protective spirit komo who hears every sound. This lock, angular-faced, with an apparent navel and short legs, was fixed on the door of the enclosed area of the men's house (ty so). The presence on the door of a lock representing a woman was believed to prevent the man from being unfaithful to his wives.
19^th century or earlier.

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