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Kigango commemorative post

1875-1925

Mijikenda peoples

Giriama people

1988.201

Deaccessioned 2.15.2022

Recieving Party: National Museum of Kenya

Transfer Notes

Transferred to the National Museum of Kenya


Undocumented excavation in Masabaha, Kenya; Ernie Wolfe III, Los Angeles, California; International Business Management, Inc., Culver City, California for Zalman and Patricia Knop Lefkowitz, Culver City, California; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1988.


Artwork Details

Culture
Mijikenda peoples
CultureCreation Date
1875-1925
Creation Location
Kenya
Materials
wood (muhuhu tree), pigment
Object Types
ceremonial objects, posts
Dimensions

70-1/4 x 8 x 4-1/4 in.

Previous Accession Number
1988.201
Previous Credit Line

Gift of Zalman and Patricia Knop Lefkowitz

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

African Art


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