Funerary Post (Kikango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kikango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, pigment
  • Dimensions Height: 73 1/2 in. (186.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ritt Berry, 1988.199
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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