Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab)

Amhara

Caption

Amhara. Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab), 18th century. Goat skin, pigment, 67 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (171.5 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Nicolas Fries, 1997.168.5. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Amhara

Title

Healing scroll (tälsäm or yä branna ketab)

Date

18th century

Geography

Place made: Ethiopia

Medium

Goat skin, pigment

Classification

Document

Dimensions

67 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (171.5 x 11.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Nicolas Fries

Accession Number

1997.168.5

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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