Waga sculpture

A waga, also known as a waka or waaka, is a type of memorial statue carved from wood in southern Ethiopia. The Konso people are particularly well-known for their waga sculptures.

A waga near Konso, Ethiopia

Modern wagas or mini-wagas may also be carved specifically for sale to tourists, in which case the rod-shaped kallaccas on their heads are often exaggerated into phallic shapes.[1]

Notes

Amborn, Hermann. "The Phallsification of the Kallacca: or, Why Sometimes a Cigar is a Cigar", Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies p. 404, 2009.

gollark: (note: may not actually be anything approximating triangular)

gollark: ~~https://dragcave.net/teleport/d9840d45c397832ee6192c217ff17a41Triangular thing.~~Gone since I put it up on the Community Notice Board.

gollark: Noooo, I missed the ... thing!

gollark: Okay, fine, no casting.

gollark: Right, anonymous individual, you're getting cast into the outer darkness.

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[1] Amborn, Hermann. "The Phallsification of the Kallacca: or, Why Sometimes a Cigar is a Cigar", Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies p. 404, 2009.