Antique Waga from Konso – Ethiopia

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Very big figures called Waga from Konso.

In Ethiopia, in the region south of Konso and Yabello we find the Konso people. The Konso are a pagan and animist society and above their tombs they erect totems that sometimes display phallic symbols that indicate the social importance of the deceased.

In Konso the company is structured according to age.

The piece shows all its power and the signs of time and the wonderful patina. The Kallatcha on the forehead shows that the deceased was of high social lineage.

A crack on the back enhances the power given by time. Arms and engraved to symbolize the bracelets and the necklace around the neck. The very prominent sex to show the power of the deceased when he was alive.

Marks at the base where he was buried to guard at the tomb.