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Ancestor post "waga" or "waka", Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Size: H: 157 cm (H: 61.8 inch), ID: 3041531
Ancestor post "waga" or "waka", Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Size: H: 157 cm (H: 61.8 inch), ID: 3041531 - 2/5 Ancestor post "waga" or "waka", Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Size: H: 157 cm (H: 61.8 inch), ID: 3041531 - 3/5 Ancestor post "waga" or "waka", Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Size: H: 157 cm (H: 61.8 inch), ID: 3041531 - 4/5 Ancestor post "waga" or "waka", Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Size: H: 157 cm (H: 61.8 inch), ID: 3041531 - 5/5
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Lot 478
85th Tribal Art Auction

Ancestor post "waga" or "waka" ·  Ethiopia, Konso/Gato · ID: 3041531

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Provenance
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
Size
H: 157 cm
H: 61.8 inch

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, with crested coiffure “kuffare”, phallic forehead ornament “kalatcha” and erect penis, unrecognizable facial features, strong traces of weathering, missing parts, cracks, lichen growth, base

The object Ancestor post “waga” or “waka” with the object ID 3041531 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 478.

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Houston, Texas, Museum of Natural Science: Lucy' s Legacy -Tthe hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, 2007/8, Inv. 1142

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