Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

St. Galawdeos

Artist Adamu Tesfaw (Ethiopian, b. 1930)

Date2003

Made/manufacturedAfrica

MediumOil (or oil enamel) paint on cloth

Dimensionsimage: 9 ft. 1 in. x 54 1/2 in. (276.9 x 138.4 cm)
canvas: 10 ft. x 5 ft. (304.8 x 152.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by museum visitors

Object number2003.1.1

Collections

AFRICAN

DescriptionA scene featuring two figures. The first, on horseback, plunges a spear through the second, a half-lion person, who points back at the first figure with a bow and arrow. The largely yellow background features a green patch with what looks like a tree.