Painting Item Number: 3595/60 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Vertical painting on cloth depicting 29 human figures on or near a body of water. Twenty of the figures are on the water in six boats. In the foreground (bottom of the painting), two figures on land are holding large pestles above a large mortar in front two huts. Next to these figures, on the viewer's right side, are three figures on land carrying items on their backs. In the background (top of the painting) on the viewer's right side, is a large building on land with a cross on it and three figures standing in front of it. A fourth, smaller figure is being carried on the back of the figure on the viewer's far right side. There is Ethiopian text to the viewer's right side of all six boats, as well as above the three groups of figures on land. There is additional Ethiopian text at the top of the painting. The cloth itself has uneven edges.
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
What
- Name
- Painting
- Identification Number
- 3595/60
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 87.0 cm, width 44.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ethiopian
- Previous Owner
- Fred E. Haack and Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Received from
- Okanagan Heritage Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ethiopia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1979 and 1990
- Ownership Date
- before 1996 and before September 14, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3595/0060