Funerary Post (Kikango)

Giriama people, Mijikenda group, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Funerary Post (Kikango) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 63 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 4 in. (161.9 × 8.9 × 10.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Gene Hackman, 1987.198.2
  • Work Type funerary post
  • Classification Sculpture

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