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Battle of 'Adwa

ca. 1968 · Ethiopia

Modern · artifact

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Plate 1Battle of 'Adwa, Ethiopia, ca. 1968, oil on canvas, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 2004-7-60.

Franko Khoury

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 354, cat. 247 (supplied scan PDF p. 350)

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Battle of 'Adwa, Ethiopia, ca. 1968, oil on canvas, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 2004-7-60.Plate 1 · Franko Khoury · Printed p. 354, cat. 247 (supplied scan PDF p. 350)

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Catalogue no. 247: Battle of 'Adwa. ca. 1968; oil on canvas; Ethiopia.

Date
ca. 1968
Object type
Paintings, drawings & prints
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
Accession
2004-7-60
Source locator
Printed p. 354, cat. 247 (supplied scan PDF p. 350)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).