Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 53 × 5 × 1 1/4 in. (134.6 × 12.7 × 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ritt Berry, 1987.201.1
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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