Vertical painting on animal hide, depicting four human figures. All of the figures are dressed in white, but three have additional coloured garments with yellow accents: top left, blue; bottom left, red; and bottom right, green. The top right figure is dressed in white only and appears to be clapping. The figures with coloured garments appear to be playing musical instruments. The figure in blue is holding a lute-like instrument; the figure in red, a harp-like instrument; and the figure in green, a flute-like instrument. The bottom two figures (in red and green) are sitting while the top two (in blue and white) are standing. There is Ethiopian text on the top and bottom right corners. The skin is outlined (except on the left side) by a thin red line. There is a small numbered label written in ink on the bottom right 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.

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• Type of Item painting
• Culture Ethiopian
• Measurements height 30.6 cm, width 23.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Fred E. Haack, Okanagan Heritage Museum
• Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum

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• Made in Ethiopia

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• Collection Date between 1979 and 1990
• Ownership Date before 1996, before September 14, 2022
• Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022

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• Item Classes paintings
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3595/0062