Context (Other owners)
Accession Register: "19-23 form the complete Ceremonial costume of a Ras; and were given to L.E. Barry by Ras Hailou of Gajam [Hailu Tekle Haymanot, Hailu II of Gojjam], the father-in-law of deposed Lij Yasu [uncrowned Emperor Lij Iyasu]"
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (CMS Context)
"With 23.19, .20, .21, .22 & .23 formed the costume of an Abyssinian Ras, and was given by Ras Haillou of Gojam to L. E. Barry from whom I bought it." (Clarke's note).
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial cloak in the form of a lion's or leopard's skin of red velvet, embroidered with various colours and with silver gilt ornaments sewn on.

Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
The cloak is lined with pink cloth. The outside is red brown with a bright yellow border. There are metal ornaments sewn on the front and the back of the piece. The embroidery is done in yellow, green, light blue, red and white.
Event Date 20/6/2005
Author: Louise Puckett

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial cloak in the form of a lion's or leopard's skin of red velvet. The cloak is lined with pink cloth. There are metal ornaments sewn on the front and the back along the edges with a central metal ornament. The embroidery is done in yellow, green, light blue, red and white.
Event Date 24/2/2022
Author: Louise Puckett