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Chief's ceremonial cloak Ethiopia, 19th-20th century
Silk, t…
See original version (French)
16
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Chief's ceremonial cloak Ethiopia, 19th-20th century
Silk, t…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Chief's ceremonial cloak
Ethiopia, 19th-20th century
Silk, textile fibres and animal skin. The shape of the cloak is inspired by a lion skin, with long straps suggesting four legs and a tail.
Approx. 90 x 60 cm; (35.43 x 23.62 in.).
Museography :
Minneapolis Institute of Art (inv. no. 2021.4.1).
Incorporating explicit references to the lion, an animal traditionally associated with power, these capes could have been offered by the sovereign to deserving hunters or warriors as a mark of honour.
An Ethiopian ceremonial chief's cape, silk, textile fibres and lion skin, with long appendages suggesting four legs and a tail, Ethiopia, 19th-20th century.
See original version (French)
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