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Figural Post (Kigangu)
Figural Post (Kigangu)

Figural Post (Kigangu)

Object number81.17.1984
ProvenanceKenya, Africa; Seattle Art Museum, Katherine White Collection, April 13, 1981
Published ReferencesBurt, Eugene C., East African Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 3, p. 10
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions70 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 in. (179.1 x 12.1 x 5.1 cm)
MediumWood
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