Painting

Item number 3595/67 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

Public

Item Records

This page shows all the information we have about this item. Both the institution that physically holds this item, and RRN members have contributed the knowledge on this page. You’re looking at the item record provided by the holding institution. If you scroll further down the page, you’ll see the information from RRN members, and can share your own knowledge too.

The RRN processes the information it receives from each institution to make it more readable and easier to search. If you’re doing in-depth research on this item, be sure to take a look at the Data Source tab to see the information exactly as it was provided by the institution.

These records are easy to share because each has a unique web address. You can copy and paste the location from your browser’s address bar into an email, word document, or chat message to share this item with others.

Data
Data Source

This information was automatically generated from data provided by MOA: University of British Columbia. It has been standardized to aid in finding and grouping information within the RRN. Accuracy and meaning should be verified from the Data Source tab.

Description

Horizontal painting on animal hide depicting four human figures and a zebra. Three of the four figures have yellow circles (halos) with red curvy lines behind their heads. The figure on the viewer's left side does not have a halo, but is carrying a woven basket-like item on their back using a white garment. To the viewer's right of this figure is a zebra with a second figure riding on it. The figure on the zebra is carrying a smaller third figure (likely a child) on their lap. To the viewer's right of the zebra is a fourth figure who is carrying a staff in their right hand while their left hand is outstretched. There is black Ethiopian text next to the fourth figure's left foot as well as red Ethiopian text to the viewer's right of this figure's halo. There is more red Ethiopian text between the halos of the second and fourth figures, as well as more black Ethiopian text above the red text. There is also more black Ethiopian text above the head of the first, non-haloed figure. There is a small numbered label on the lower right corner of the back of the skin.

Narrative

Collected by Fred Haack while living in Africa. Acquired by the Kelowna Museum (now Okanagan Heritage Museum) in 1996.

Item History

Made in Ethiopia
Collected between 1979 and 1990
Owned by Fred E. Haack before 1996
Owned by Okanagan Heritage Museum before September 14, 2022
Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution) on September 14, 2022