Unidentified

Talismanic Scroll

18th-20th century

Category
Culture
Central and Northern Highlands
Place Made
Ethiopia
Materials
Pigment on sheepskin
Measurements
63 3/4 x 5 3/8 in (161.925 x 13.6525 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ambassador Franklin H. Williams, Jr.
Accession #
86.382.37
Description

Talismanic Scroll. Scroll of two columns composed of three strips. Three pieces of sheepskin sewn together, forming a manuscript containing three paintings: each depicts a face within the central of nine squares; in the first the other squares depict alternating crosses and fleur-de-lis; in the second the alternating squares depict horn pairs and paired grilled triangles; and in the third, they contain alternating checkerboards and crosses.