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Ethiopian

Woman’s Attire

Ethiopian, 1933

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Ethiopian

Woman’s Attire

Ethiopian, 1933

Physical Qualities Cotton (handwoven muslin), commercially dyed threads, 1) Tunic: 121.9 x 147.3 cm. (48 x 58 in.) 2) Sheath: 233.7 x 138.4 cm. (92 x 54 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Brigadier General and Mrs. Jack Capps, Lenexa, Kansas
Object Number 2005.92.1-2
Attire consists of 2 pieces: tunic and 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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