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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Battle of King Takla Haymant of Gojjam against the Dervishes
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Battle of King Takla Haymant of Gojjam against the Dervishes

Maker Ethiopian Artist
Datec. 1896-1910
Made/manufacturedAfrica
MediumCotton cloth and pigment
Dimensionstextile only: 47 in. x 24 ft. 11 in. (119.4 x 759.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Michael A. Singer
Object number2003.3.3
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DescriptionMural painting portraying the battle of King Takla Haymanot of Gojjam against the Dervishes from the Sudan in 1881.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Adamu Tesfaw
2003
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