Funerary Post (Kigango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kigango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 64 1/2 × 7 × 4 in. (163.8 × 17.8 × 10.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Kelly Lange, 1987.200.4
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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