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Mrs. Lyle Ran in shemma cloth

Mrs. Lyle Ran in shemma cloth

Photograph of Mrs. Lyle Ran, manager of the Abreha Castle Hotel in Mekele, Ethiopia. Mrs. Ran is wearing a shemma cloth in the style of a sari. 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.

National Palace in Addis Ababa

National Palace in Addis Ababa

Photograph of two guards in front of the gates to the National Palace (also known as the Jubilee Palace) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

People in a market in northern Ethiopia

People in a market in northern Ethiopia

Photograph of people buying and selling food and goods in a market in northern Ethiopia. Many of the people are wearing shemma cloth, a hand woven material ubiquitous in Ethiopia, but particularly in northern Ethiopia. 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. This image shows its typical and everyday use in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Ethiopia as a body and head wrap, wrap skirt and shawl.

Plaza in a city in northern Ethiopia

Plaza in a city in northern Ethiopia

Photograph of a street plaza in a city somewhere in northern Ethiopia, with parked cars, pedestrians, and a cyclist. Photograph also shows some building façades.

Priest in the entrance of a rock church with gold cross

Priest in the entrance of a rock church with gold cross

Photograph of a priest taken in the rock churches, which are painted churches in Tigre province outside of Mekele, Ethiopia. The priest is seen holding a gold cross being unwrapped from some luxurious cloth. The photograph provides context for a painted portrait of a high standing person acquired by Marsden in Ethiopia and later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in that the photograph shows a gold cross similar to one depicted in the painting.

Rooftops and clock tower

Rooftops and clock tower

Photograph of corrugated steel rooftops, a clock tower, and buildings in a city in northern Ethiopia.

Seven Olives Hotel in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Seven Olives Hotel in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Photograph of the Seven Olives Hotel in Lalibela, Ethiopia which is a landmark in the town and where Lorna R. Marsden stayed during her trip to northern Ethiopia.

Stained glass

Stained glass

Photograph of stained glass window depicting a figure holding a torch, surrounded by figures (including knights) and a vibrant sunset. The border appears to consist of flags of African nation-states. The location of the stained glass is unknown, but is in a building somewhere in northern Ethiopia.

Stone building

Stone building

Photograph of a stone building, likely taken somewhere near Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Straw hut

Straw hut

Photograph of a what appears to be a straw hut next to a stone wall somewhere in northern Ethiopia.

Straw or mud hut

Straw or mud hut

Photograph of what appears to be a straw or mud hut somewhere in northern Ethiopia.

Street scene

Street scene

Photograph of a street scene with cars, people on camels and pedestrians in what appears to be the outskirts of a city or village somewhere in northern Ethiopia.

The Great Stele in Aksum

The Great Stele in Aksum

Photograph of the Greate Stele in Aksum, Ethiopia. This photograph was taken by Lorna R. Marsden during her visit to Aksum, where she purchased several original paintings in shops and from roadside sellers that she later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016.

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