memorial/funerary statue, in the form of a standing male figure holding a pistol (?) and wearing an ammunition belt (?) and a cap
carved wood, mounted
20th century
ethnic group unknown
Ethiopia, probably Omo Valley
height (not including base): approx. 57 1/4 inches
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
