Ethiopia Collection (page 2)

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

Battle before Magdala, Abyssinian War, Ethiopia (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

Return of European captives after the storming of Magdala, Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

English Army on the march to Magdala, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). British forces took three months to advance across mountainous terrain

Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys, probably modern Ethiopia

The Indigenous Quarter at Harar, Ethiopia
circa 1910s

The Beggar Maid
The King and the Beggar-maid is a 16th-century ballad that tells the story of King Cophetua of Ethiopia and his love for the beggar Penelophon.Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1914

Men of the Kingdom of Gingiro crossing the Gibe River (Zebee River) in Ethiopia using an inflated cowskin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Home of Chief Ras Velletta Selasse in Antalow, Ethiopia, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

The city of Adwa, Ethiopia, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy

Modern church in Axum, Ethiopia
Modern Christian church in Axum, Ethiopia, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

The legendary Prester John and his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Clothes and weapons of the natives of Ethiopia. Hunters with bow, arrows and shields hunting wild animals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Envelope with stamps sent from Addis Ababa to Paris
Envelope with stamps from the Royal Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an address in Paris, France. Date: 1932

Woman with built-up hair, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa
Woman with built-up hair using gum and a light framework, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa. Date: 1922

Abdisha Desso, Swedish clergyman and missionary of the EFS, active in Ethiopia. Date: circa 1920s

Ethiopia, East Africa - 1st Italo-Ethiopian War Memorial
Ethiopia, East Africa - Hilltop memorial to the Italian soldiers killed in action during the First Italo-Ethiopian War fought between Italy and Ethiopia (Abyssinia) from 1895 to 1896

Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) accompanies Ras Tafari (1892-1975), the Prince Regent of Ethiopia who visited England in July 1924. Pictured here at Victoria Station, London

RED SEA METEOR
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia... Date: July 1935

Milk vendors in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), Ethiopia
Female milk vendors sitting in the sun in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), a city in eastern Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Date: 1920s

Negadras Uorch蠦rom Gondar, Ethiopia
Negadras UorchÞá®n traditional menswear from Gondar in the north of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Negadras was an official title in Ethiopia given to the appointed leader of a towns merchants supervising

Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa - Abyssinia
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

Ethiopian Noblewoman with two attendants carrying possessions in two ornate baskets with conical lids. Date: late 1930s

Abyssinian Warrior - ready to fight! Date: circa 1910s

View of Aksum (Axum), Tigray, Ethiopia
Aksum (Axum), the former capital of Abyssinia, in Tigray, Ethiopia

Map of Africa, with travellers routes
Map of Africa, with the routes of the modern travellers, Parke, Browne and Le Vaillant. 1799

Ethiopian (Abyssinian) lady
Sitting portrait of an Ethiopian (Abyssinian) lady in traditional dress. Date: circa 1900

Italy warned by Menelik of dealing with the Ottoman Sultan
The Italians in Libya - Italo-Turkish War. Menelik I, the Emperor of Ethiopia (who had defeated Italy in 1889) warns Italy

Prehistory. Paleolithic. Lucy skeleton. Reproduction
Prehistory. Paleolithic. Lucy. Common name of AL 288-1. Reproduction of the bones representing the skeleton of a female Australopithecus afarensis

Somaliland street scene
A street scene in Somaliland, probably Hargeisa, in the Horn of Africa, East Africa. Date: early 1930s

Ethiopian Girls
Ethiopian (Abyssinian) Girls. Date: circa 1905

Male in traditional dress, Shewa, Ethiopia
Watercolour by Johann Martin Bernatz, 1842. Bernatz was the official artist on the British diplomatic expedition to Shewa, Ethiopia 1841-1843. Date: 1842

Female in traditional dress, Shewa, Ethiopia
Watercolour by Johann Martin Bernatz, 1842. Bernatz was the official artist on the British diplomatic expedition to Shewa, Ethiopia 1841-1843. Date: 1842

Ethiopia, Africa - Bloodletting
Remedies: Bloodletting (after a razor has drawn blood) using a cow horn. Date: circa 1910s

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia - Covered Bazaar
The gently-sloping rooftops of the covered market at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Map of the Italian Empire in 1939, including the colonial African territories of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Libya. Date: 1939

A Zebra - presented to Queen Victoria
The Zebra presented to Queen Victoria by King Menelik II of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) - pictured here at its new home at the New Zebra House at the Royal Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London

Ethiopian Musicians
Five Ethiopian Musicians - a popular beat combo of the region (possibly called Oasis !)

Ethiopia - Emperor Meneliks Bodyguard - seemingly at an International Exhibition (!)

Prester John
PRESTER JOHN legendary ruler of Ethiopia, to whom the Egyptians pay tribute to discourage him from damming the Nile which would destroy their economy

Ethiopia Adwa
The former capital of Abyssinia, it will be the scene of a decisive defeat of the Italians on 1 March 1896, establishing Ethiopian independence

Cross on Mount Termaker
The Italians erect a cross on Mount Termaker as a symbol of the freedom and civilisation bestowed by Italy on Africa

Accusations of Looting
Italians accuse the Ethiopian troops of pillaging and looting from the populace

Ethiopia / Defeat at Adwa
After the defeat at Adwa, an Ethiopian general surrenders to the Italians

View of Mekele (Mekelle), Ethiopia
A view of Mekele (Mekelle), Tigray, northern Ethiopia

An Abyssinian Chief Attacking a Foot Soldier. 1817

Baroque. Baptism of the eunuch by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 1626. The apostle Philip baptises a eunuch from Ethiopia. Museum Catharijneconvent. Utrecht. Netherlands

Lalibela. St. George Church
Lalibela. Saint George Church. 13th century. Coptic pilgrims

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