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  1. Basket

    Minneapolis Institute of Art · 20th century

    Basket. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia (Beta Esra'el).

  2. Basket

    Minneapolis Institute of Art · 20th century

    Basket. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia (Beta Esra'el).

  3. Basket

    Minneapolis Institute of Art · 20th century

    Basket. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia (Beta Esra'el).

  4. Basket with Colored Heavy Coils

    Salem, The Peabody Essex Museum · 20th century

    Basket with Colored Heavy Coils. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia.

  5. Basket with Conical Top and Colored Bands

    The Peabody Essex Museum · 20th century

    Basket with Conical Top and Colored Bands. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia.

  6. Basket with Cover and Curved Sides

    The Peabody Essex Museum · 20th century

    Basket with Cover and Curved Sides. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia.

  7. Basket with Lid and Colored Cord Loop

    The Peabody Essex Museum · 20th century

    Basket with Lid and Colored Cord Loop. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia.

  8. Battle ethiopian

    A scan of an illustration in Salt, A Voyage to Abyssinia , 1814 (London, Frank Cass, 1967), facing p. 394. · 1814

    Battle ethiopian. Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Sabres of Ethiopia. The file description records: Plate 28., to face p. 394. Sketch of an Ethiopian battle scene, as drawn by Henry Salt . Photograph credited to Charles Heath / After Henry Salt.

  9. Battle of 'Adwa

    Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art · ca. 1968

    Battle of 'Adwa. ca. 1968; oil on canvas; Ethiopia.

  10. Battle of Adwa Tapestry Closeup

    Photo by Joshua Sherurcij · 2007

    Battle of Adwa Tapestry Closeup. Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Sabres of Ethiopia.

  11. Beadwork on Container (2131611625)

    Wikimedia Commons

    Eye candy! In the ethnographic collection of the National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I've complied with restrictions on the use of flash, and taken photos only when permitted by the museum.

  12. Bega Shield

    Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum · 20th century

    Bega Shield. 20th century; hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide; Sudan.

  13. Begena , ethiopian string instrument

    Wikimedia Commons

    Begena , ethiopian string instrument The Commons file page gives the source as: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons..

  14. Begena , ethiopian string instrument

    Wikimedia Commons

    Begena , ethiopian string instrument The Commons file page gives the source as: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons..

  15. Begena , ethiopian string instrument

    Wikimedia Commons

    Begena , ethiopian string instrument The Commons file page gives the source as: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons..

  16. Begena, Ethiopia, wood, leather, skin, bowel strings, iron nails - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03896

    Wikimedia Commons

    Exhibit in the Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany. The file page records 2015-12-06 12:48:35 as the date of the photograph, not of the object.

  17. Belai The Cannibal (2381650346)

    As cannibals are wont to do, Belai ate people, by some accounts as many as 72, including members of his own family. Here, Belai is depicted eating part of one of his victims.

  18. Belt

    Minneapolis Institute of Art · ca. 1960

    Belt. ca. 1960; beads, cord; Ethiopia (Suri [Surma] culture).

  19. Bib Collar-Type Necklace

    Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum · late 19th-early 20th century

    Bib Collar-Type Necklace. late 19th-early 20th century; silver alloy, glass, and nylon; Yemen.

  20. Bicchiere dalla tomba 4 a yeha, nel tigrai, V-I secolo ac ca

    Archaeological collections of the National Museum of Ethiopia

  21. Bilaba giyorgis, interno, anticamera 09 immagine con san giorgio

    Bilbila Giyorgis

  22. Bilaba giyorgis, interno, sacerdote con croce processionale in stile axum del tempo di haile selassie, e contenitore del miele sacro 03

    Priests from Ethiopia

  23. Bird

    Salem, The Peabody Essex Museum · 20th century

    Bird. 20th century; glazed terra-cotta; Ethiopia (Beta Esra'el).

  24. Book Stand

    The Melikian Collection · 1751

    Book Stand. 1751; wood; Armenia.

  25. Bouteille carénée d'Aksum

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Bouteille carénée d'Aksum

  26. Bowl lyre (probably Ethiopian)

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · 19th century

    A 19th-century bowl lyre of tortoiseshell, skin, wood, and leather (48.5 x 20.5 x 5 cm), catalogued by the Met as probably Ethiopian. From the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.539).

  27. Bracelet en métal et perles en verre-Ethiopie

    Wikimedia Commons

    Bracelet en métal et perles en verre. Ethiopie. Musée d'histoire naturelle et d'ethnographie de Colmar. Don Jean Doresse, 1999. N° d'inventaire : 999-207 The file page records 2016-10-12 15:42:32 as the date of the photograph, not of the object.

  28. Bracelet with Image of Hathor

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · 250-100 BCE

    Bracelet with Image of Hathor. 250-100 BCE; gold, enamel; Nubia.

  29. Braided Bracelet with Attached Pendant Containers

    The Walters Art Museum · 20th century(?)

    Braided Bracelet with Attached Pendant Containers. 20th century(?); leather; Ethiopia.

  30. Brave New World II

    Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art · 1999

    Brave New World II. 1999; multimedia and video installation.

  31. Bronze coin of King Aphilas

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    A drawing of an Aksumite bronze coin, about 15 mm across. A wheat stalk appears on the reverse.

  32. Bronze coin of King Wazena

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    A drawing of a bronze coin, about 16 mm across. The king holds a grain stalk; a gold-inlaid cross appears on the reverse.

  33. Bronze fragments from the Tomb of the Brick Arches

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Above: bronze fragments from the pit in the floor of the antechamber, Tomb of the Brick Arches, with scale in mm. Below: the block of bronze fragments as excavated, with scale in cm

  34. Brooklyn Museum 1997.168.3 Cross and Staff

    late 19th-early 20th century

    Cross and Staff

  35. Brooklyn Museum 2000.123.1 Processional Cross cropped

    File:Brooklyn_Museum_2000.123.1_Processional_Cross.jpg · mid 20th century

    Brooklyn Museum 2000.123.1 Processional Cross cropped. Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Processional crosses of Ethiopia.

  36. Brooklyn Museum 83.144 Processional Cross (2)

    Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum ; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.83.144_print_detail_bw.jpg · 20 th century

    Brooklyn Museum 83.144 Processional Cross (2). Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Processional crosses of Ethiopia. The file description records: Processional Cross Photograph credited to Unknown author Unknown author.

  37. Bruchstücke, gefunden bei der Grabung im Tempel zu Jeha — Abb. 177

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Abb. 177. Bruchstücke, gefunden bei der Grabung im Tempel zu Jeha

  38. Carved Cross - Church of Narga Selassie (2378032239)

    Carved Cross - Church of Narga Selassie Uploaded by Elitre

    Carved Cross - Church of Narga Selassie (2378032239). Catalogued on Wikimedia Commons under Crosses from Ethiopia.

  39. Carved ivory panels from the Tomb of the Brick Arches

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Details of the carved ivory panels from the Tomb of the Brick Arches: a - vine motif; b,c - Africanstyle faces carved in low relief. conjoined to a similar low-relief back (Fig. 404).

  40. Cattle in the rock paintings of the Adi Alauti cave, Qohaito

    In situ, Adi Alauti cave, Qohaito · c. 2500 BC (25th century BC)

    Cattle in the rock paintings of the Adi Alauti cave, Qohaito. Recorded in situ at Adi Alauti cave, Qohaito. The source states the date as c. 2500 BC (25th century BC). Photographed by Sailko.

  41. Céramiques de l'hypogée de Mähal Wänz déposées au musée national d'Addis Abeba

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Céramiques de l'hypogée de Mähal Wänz déposées au musée national d'Addis Abeba

  42. Céramiques de l'hypogée de Mähal Wänz déposées au musée national d'Addis Abeba

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Céramiques de l'hypogée de Mähal Wänz déposées au musée national d'Addis Abeba

  43. Céramiques découvertes par les paysans lors de leurs fouilles des tumulus de Qopros

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Céramiques découvertes par les paysans lors de leurs fouilles des tumulus de Qopros

  44. Céramiques diverses du tumulus 2 de Meshalä Maryam

    HabeshaHistory printed corpus

    Céramiques diverses du tumulus 2 de Meshalä Maryam; éch.: 1/

  45. Cherubs Keeping Watch

    1750

    Fresco by artist unknown, photo by A. Davey. Catalogued as a wall painting of Ethiopian origin dated 1750.

  46. Christian cross from Ethiopia

    image of Ethiopian cross

  47. Church of Debra Berhan Selassie - Paintings 03

    Paintings Inside the Church of Debra Berhan Selassie, Gondar, Ethiopia

  48. Church paraphernalia: (a) silver processional cross; (b) bronze processional cross

    Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia · 19th-century illustration

    An engraving depicting two Ethiopian processional crosses, one silver and one bronze.