Brea, California, United States
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Summer variety auction featuring a wide range of collectable pieces including arms, armour, antique firearms, Filipino weapons, Chinese and Native American jewelry, Asian lots, fossils and much more
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LOT 312:
African "Kigango" Funerary Post
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Start price:
$
350
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,600
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sales tax: 7.75%
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African "Kigango" Funerary Post
East Africa, Kenya, probably Giriama Kigali peoples Commemorative or Kigango funerary post in painted and carved wood. The post thin with worn pigment to the front in white. Sections of geometric carving with pigment in red, yellow, and blue. Size 52" H, 11 1/2" W
Family collection of an esteemed diplomat and ambassador amassed during travel and work circa 1960-1990s in the medical field providing charitable advanced medical care throughout the African continent and internationally.
Condition: Worn to the base with lost section, reverse with worn surface.
