Funerary Post (kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 62 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 4 in. (158.8 × 15.9 × 10.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Linda Evans, 1988.201
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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