Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 75 × 6 × 6 in. (190.5 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Paul Schrader, 1987.195.4
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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