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.

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• Type of Item painting
• Culture Ethiopian
• Measurements height 87.0 cm, width 44.0 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 3595/0060