Poteau d'ancêtres, de commémoration ou de sépulture "wa(a)ga" ·  Éthiopie, Konso-Gato · ID: 3051101

Description

wood, traces of weathering and insect caused damage, base

These anthropomorphic poles were erected to commemorate highly appreciated deceased.

Originally, they were always united in groups. In the centre stood the post of the deceased, surrounded by sculptures representing the enemies he had killed and his wives who had already died when the post was erected.

These groups of figures were placed under a canopy on the village square or at crossroads. They were decorated with flowers when they were erected, but were not maintained afterwards, so that they fell into disrepair within a few years.

L’objet Poteau d’ancêtres, de commémoration ou de sépulture “wa(a)ga” avec l’ID d’objet 3051101 a fait partie de l’enchère Vente aux enchères 103 en 16 novembre 2024 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 401.

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Littérature comparée

Greve, Anna & Kerstin Volker-Saad (Hg.), Äthiopien und Deutschland, München, Berlin 2006, p. 226 f.