Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 60 1/2 × 4 × 2 in. (153.7 × 10.2 × 5.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ritt Berry, 1987.201.2
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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