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- Digitized 2016 (originally created 1971-1972)
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a stone building, likely taken somewhere near Lalibela, Ethiopia.
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Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a stone building, likely taken somewhere near Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Man with shemma cloth next to a wall and a group of children
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a group of men and children in front of a stone wall. The man on the right is wearing shemma cloth, 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 men and boys in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Ethiopia as wrap skirts and as shawls.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a what appears to be a straw hut next to a stone wall somewhere in northern Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
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.
Stone building and people with horse cart
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a stone building with several people and a horse cart in the foreground likely taken somewhere near Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of the daily market in Lalibela, Ethiopia near a group of rock-hewn churches where small items are exchanged and sold, mostly food items. The photograph provides context for an ornate, velvet priest's umbrella acquired by Marsden in Ethiopia and later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in that the image shows the everyday use of black umbrellas as a shield from the sun.
Food stalls in a market in northern Ethiopia
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of food stalls and vendors selling produce in a market somewhere in northern Ethiopia.
People in a market in northern Ethiopia
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
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.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a band in what appears to be a military procession, likely in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a man in front of Biete Mariam church, one of several rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a group of boys, some of whom are wearing shemma cloth. Shemma cloth is 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 by men and boys in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Ethiopia as wrap skirts and as shawls.
Lion of Judah Statue in Addis Ababa
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of the Lion of Judah at Unity Square in Addis Ababa.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
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.
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie) in Addis Ababa
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of the bell tower and façade of the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Two men in front of Biete Mariam
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of two men in front of Biete Mariam church, one of several rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a market in northern Ethiopia, showing people using black umbrellas. The photograph provides context for an ornate, velvet priest's umbrella acquired by Marsden in Ethiopia and later donated to the Museum of Anthropology, in that it shows the typical use of umbrellas in northern Ethiopia as a shield from the sun.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a cityscape, likely Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of a man in front of Biete Mariam church, one of several rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Lorna R. Marsden with a group of children
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of Lorna R. Marsden with a group of children, some of whom are wearing shemma cloth. Shemma cloth is 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 by men and boys in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Ethiopia as wrap skirts and as shawls.
Stoneware stalls in a market in northern Ethiopia
Part of Lorna R. Marsden fonds
Photograph of tables of stoneware for sale and a woman unpacking what appears to be stoneware in a market in northern Ethiopia.