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Photograph of the excavation site of what was then thought to be the tomb of the Queen of Sheba in Aksum, Ethiopia. Lorna R. Marsden purchased several paintings on cardboard from roadside sellers near the excavation site, which were later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016.

Photograph of the excavation site of what was then thought to be the tomb of the Queen of Sheba in Aksum, Ethiopia. Lorna R. Marsden purchased several paintings on cardboard from roadside sellers near the excavation site, which were later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016.

Photograph of two men and a horse cart on a road somewhere in northern Ethiopia, likely near the Falasha Jewish village in northern Ethiopia.

Photograph of two men in front of Biete Mariam church, one of several rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Photograph of preparations for what seems to be the Haile Selassie Celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the unveiling of a statue in December 1971. This was a special holiday to celebrate Haile Selassie and during which a new statue of the Lion of Judah was unveiled.

Photograph of a village plaza somewhere in northern Ethiopia, showing a stone structure in the centre, buildings, and pedestrians.

Photograph of a waterfall taken from an airplane. These falls are likely the Blue Nile falls located near Bahir Dar in northern Ethiopia.

Photograph of a woman, baby, small child, and dog in front of what appears to be a mud building with corrugated steel roof somewhere in northern Ethiopia.

Photograph of a group of people, including a woman wearing a shemma cloth that has become dirty with wear. Shemma cloth is a hand woven material ubiquitous in Ethiopia, but particularly in northern Ethiopia. Lorna R. Marsden purchased an example of a shemma cloth designed for special occasions during her travels which she later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016, but this image shows its typical and everyday use by women in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a wrap for head and bodies.