Funerary Post (Kikango)

Mijikenda group, Giriama people, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kikango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 50 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (128.3 × 14 × 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Gene Hackman, 1987.198.5
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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