Detail View: Image Archives: Vigango Wood Effigy
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File Name:
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CI-A1708.5_a.jpg
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catalog number:
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IV.CI-A1708.5_a
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collection:
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Anthropology
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title:
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Vigango Wood Effigy
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Clayton Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Vigango Totems are carved from termite-resistant wood by members of the Giriama/Mijikenda people in southeastern Kenya.They are erected to commemorate relatives and important village headmen. This view is a close up of the head of the object. This artifact was repatriated to Kenya.
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date:
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5/7/2009
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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7.84 MB
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source:
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Nikon D300
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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