Accession No
1923.21
Description
Royal shamma or shawl of loosely woven cotton, embroidered with a band of red, yellow, blue, black, green and purple silk creating a geometric motif. These shawls are only made in the big chiefs' houses.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
Barry, L. E. [collector]; Hailu Tekle Haymanot (Ras) [previous owner]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1923.21
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Silk; Cotton
Local Term
Shamma
Measurements
179mm x 247mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
"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
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Royal "shamma" or shawl of native-woven cotton, embroidered with silk of many colours. These shawls are only made in the big chiefs' houses.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Very fine shawl with one multi-coloured band woven into the piece. There are geometric motifs. The colours used are red, yellow, blue, black, green and purple.
Event Date 20/6/2005
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Royal shamma or shawl of loosely woven cotton, embroidered with a band of red, yellow, blue, black, green and purple silk creating a geometric motif. These shawls are only made in the big chiefs' houses.
Event Date 22/2/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:105953
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