Anthropomorphic panel "depoe" - Ethiopia, Gurage

wood, thickly encrusted red and black pigment, flaked in some places, loamy mass (backside), base
These panels, in the form of a stylized human figure, are said to have been placed at the foot of the bed. The Gurage referred to them as "guardians of the sleep".
H: 179 cm, H: 70,5 inch
Provenance:
(coll. in situ, 2004)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Condition Report: See description