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Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab)

Amhara

Caption

Amhara. Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab), 1870–1910. Goat skin, pigment, 76 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (193.4 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Nicolas Fries, 1997.168.4.

Gallery

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Collection

Gallery

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Collection

Culture

Title

Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab)

Date

1870–1910

Geography

Place made: Ethiopia

Medium

Goat skin, pigment

Classification

Dimensions

76 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (193.4 x 13.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Nicolas Fries

Accession Number

1997.168.4

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Artists and makers

Amhara

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