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A still from a documentary depicting a dark cave interior with a central illuminated section showing textured rock walls and a smooth, dark floor surrounded by deep black shadows.

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A still from a documentary depicting a dark cave interior with a central illuminated section showing textured rock walls and a smooth, dark floor surrounded by deep black shadows.

A still from a documentary depicting a dark-skinned woman wearing a white headwrap, purple sweater, and a long, light-colored skirt bending over to pick up dry leaves from the dirt ground among thin trees.

A still from a documentary depicting a wide waterfall cascades over lush green cliffs into a misty gorge. A rainbow arches through the spray on the right, with flat plains and hills in the background.

A still from a documentary depicting a cluster of buildings with dark thatched roofs sits on a dry hill under a clear blue sky, partially hidden by green trees in the foreground.

A still from a documentary depicting a group of men in elaborate robes and hats stand outdoors. The foreground man has a beard, white hat, and black embroidered vest.

A still from a documentary depicting a barefoot child standing in a grassy field among dozens of colorful knitted hats displayed on sticks. Behind them, bright, multi-colored fabrics hang from a long wooden frame.

A still from a documentary depicting a man in a blue shirt plowing a reddish-brown dirt field using a wooden plow pulled by two oxen, set against a background of green hills and trees.

IMAGinING Tobia

Artist Salem Mekuria (b. 1947)

Date2006

MediumTriptych video installation

ClassificationsMultimedia works

Credit LineMuseum purchase, Ruth P. Phillips Art Acquisition Endowment

Object number2007.21

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