Wood effigy from Giryama | Mijikenda | Kenya referred to as Vigango. Photographed 5/7/2009. Born digital.

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1900 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Carving, Sculpture, Totem Pole
Object Material(s): wood
Provenience Nation: Kenya
Provenience Location: Kenya
Year Removed from Findspot: 1980

Provenance
Start Year: 2014
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sua Sponte Donation
Nation: Kenya
Location: National Museum of Kenya
Start Year: 1990
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Donation by Gene Hackman and Art Linson
Nation: United States
Location: Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Start Year: 1980
End Year: 1990
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased at auction
Nation: United States
Location: Gene Hackman and Art Linson's Private Colletcions
Start Year: 1980
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase by private collectors
Nation: United States
Location: United States of America

30 Vigango: Kenyan Wooden Statues Of The Mijikenda


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2014
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Kenyan Government
Complainant Nation: Kenya
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Denver Art Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
The University of Geneva's ArThemis project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon