Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Credit Line Gift of Art Linson, 1987.197.3
  • Object Name funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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