Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 62 1/4 × 6 × 2 in. (158.1 × 15.2 × 5.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ritt Berry, 1987.201.3
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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Head-wrap of peach-colored fabric with metallic thread
Brown, ovoid vessel indents deeply and tall neck flares outward. Shoulder and mid-section have band of roulette pattern; single vertical line bisects body of vessel with two raised bumps on either side of line.
Vertical grain container has flat bottom resting on short feet; top is rounded with short neck. Shoulder has appliqued parallel wavy lines with raised vertical bar.
Gold Weight with Geometric Design, Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass