memorial/funerary statue (waga)
carved wood, weathered, mounted
19th century or earlier
Konso people
Ethiopia
height (not including base): 161.3 cm
provenance: acquired in Ethiopia, by the present owner, Jack Daulton
Standing on a lotus base flanked by an attendant and a small figure of
the elephant Nalagiri crouching beside him, wearing a closely fitted sanghati
with his left hand raised holding the tip of his robe, backed by an arched
mandorla with flame border and two stupas flanking his head
