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Ethiopian

Man’s Attire

Ethiopian, 1933

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Ethiopian

Man’s Attire

Ethiopian, 1933

Physical Qualities Cotton (handwoven muslin), commercially dyed threads, 1) Pants: 109.2 x 62.2 cm. (43 x 24 1/2 in.) 2) Shirt: 88.9 x 53.3 cm. (35 x 21 in.) 3) Sheath: 233.7 x 154.9 cm. (92 x 61 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Brigadier General and Mrs. Jack Capps, Lenexa, Kansas
Object Number 2005.91.1-3
Attire consists of 3 pieces: pants, long shirt and cloth sheath (net'ala) with inlay border (t'ibeb)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2005; Brigadier General and Mrs. Jack Capps, Hanover, Pennsylvania

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