Ethiopia Collection

Haile Selassie / Ilz 1930
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74)

Haile Selassie / Ils 1936
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) on his horse

Haile Selassie
HAILE SELASSIE (1892 - 1975) Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74)

Haile Selassie / Nachkrieg
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) in 1928, the year he assumed the title of King

Map of Ancient Egypt. Date: 1814

Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1) (Lucy)
A cast of the partial skeleton (nicknamed Lucy) of Australopithecus afarensis found at the Hadar, North East Ethiopia in 1974 by Donald Johanson

Selassie Crowned / 1930
The newly crowned emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, accompanied by his youngest son, carries the orb and sceptre after the coronation ceremony in Addis Ababa

Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1) (Lucy)
A partial skeleton (nicknamed Lucy) of Australopithecus afarensis found at the Hadar, North East Ethiopia in 1974 by Donald Johanson

Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa, also Makonnen Wolde Mikael, Honorary KCMG (1852 1906) - a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen

Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in Axum
Ethiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)

Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adowa in which Meneliks Ethiopian forces defeated the Italians; Brigadier General Dabormidas troops encounter fierce resistance

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

Ras Taffari Applauded
The Regent ras Taffari assumes the title of Negus, and is applauded as he stands on the steps of his palace at Addis- Ababa

Map / Africa / Ethiopia 18C
Map of Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ethiopian Embassy
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Ethiopian Embassy for a private dinner party given by the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) during a visit to Britain

Banquet Hall of King Sahla Sellasie, Ethiopia
After Lent the King provided an open table to every free man in a banquet that lasted a week. Watercolour, 1842. Johann Martin Bernatz. 1842

Ethiopian Woman - Braided Hair - Nose Ring
A beautiful Ethiopian Woman in profile, with long braided hair, jewellery and a very large nose ring. Date: circa 1910s

Haile Selassie Crowned
Haile Selassie (also known as Ras Tafari) is crowned emperor

Ethiopia / Cartoon / Italy
French comment on Ethiopian defeat of Italy - Italy receives a poke in the eye from a long split bread or " pain fendu

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Rire
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913) - a satirical view

Ethiopian Family 1805
Family scene; man, woman and child of Ethiopia

View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), Ethiopia
A view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia

Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s

Italians Take Adwa
The Italians invade and capture Adua, against a poorly equipped and ill-prepared Ethiopian army

Ethiopia / Call to War
Smoke signals summon the country-men to join their regiments as Ethiopia prepares for war

Ethiopia / Gondar Palace
The Royal Palace

Ethiopia / Negus Menelik
The Negus Menelik II at the battle of Aduwa, where the Italian invaders under general Baratieri were routed with enormous loss

Negus Flees / Ethiopia
The negus flees before the advancing Italians

Cassiopeia Star Map
The constellation of Cassiopeia, wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and mother of Andromeda

Cepheus Star Map
The northern constellation of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda

Italians in Ethiopia
The Italians, determined to demonstrate their good intentions, introduce tractors to the country - watched here by the Duca d Aosta

Folklore / Unicorns
The figure of the CAMPHUR, an amphibious beast found in Ethiopia, a species of unicorn

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s

Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s

Harar, eastern Ethiopia - The Banco di Roma
circa 1910s

Newly-Crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I (formerly Ras Tafari) at Addis Ababa, carrying the Orb and Sceptre and accompanied by his youngest son. 1930

Patriarch of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa
The Abuna, Patriarch of Addis Ababa and Archbishop of the Christian Church of Ethiopia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Woman from Harar, Somalia, East Africa
Woman in festival costume from the city of Harar, Somalia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa
Seven Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Date: circa 1908

Ethiopian Chief Fitaurari Mangasha and his warriors
Ethiopian Commander of the Spearhead Fitaurari (General) Mangasha (with shield centre right) and his fearsome band of warriors pictured in the Arbaate Asmera neighbourhood of Asmara, Eritrea

The Nurse of the Negus Menelik of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). She certainly appears to have nursed a few in her time... Date: circa 1910s

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Scenes of Life in Abyssinia, 1885
Various depictions of rural life in Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). We see a trial, a family dinner, drinking mead, and a Broundo - raw meat feast

Ethiopia, Lalibela. The Church of St. George (Bete Giyorgis)
Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Menelik Honours Makonnen Events Africa Ethiopia
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ETHIOPIAN DEATH RITE
When a man of the GALLA people of ETHIOPIA dies, his sins must be washed away with the blood of a sacrificed cow, poured over his corpse before the grave is filled in Date: 1898

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