Vintage Artisan-Carved Kigango: Giriama Peoples of Kenya Original Traveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault

Traveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is a small vintage/antique/antiquity shop located in NE Portland Oregon focused on selling hard-to-find culturally & historically diverse items

DIMENSIONS: 15” H x 11” W

and depicts a bearded figure in traditional robes sitting against a rocky landscape

The figure in the scene wears a vulture headdress

Elsa Mercado is a notable Nicaraguan folk artist specializing in hand-carved art pottery

Vintage Artisan-Carved Kigango: Giriama Peoples of Kenya Original Traveling Man Treasures Curiosity VaultTraveling Man Treasures is selling this mid 20th century hand carved wooden Kigango, a traditional commemorative or mortuary post created by the Giriama people, who belong to the larger Mijikenda ethnic group along the coast of Kenya. This piece is in excellent structural condition with notable weathering throughout. Kigango statues are characterized by an elongated, flat wooden plank made of highly durable wood; the torso area is heavily decorated