Funerary Post (kikango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (kikango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 72 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (183.5 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Linda Evans, 1988.200
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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