Painting

Museum number:
5-12957
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050012957
Alternate number:
17-376 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1274
Description:
Painting., Ethiopia unsp. 1959. 5-12957, acc no. 1274. Orig. no. 17-376. Collector: Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. Donor: Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. Materials, techniques: Watercolor and pencil, metallic paint on parchment Context of use: Made for sale Role in trade: Made for sale Description: Painting on parchment depicting "Dance of the Debteras" (scribes) on Timkat (The Epiphany). 9 persons depicted in clerical garb (white); several holding sistrums, 2 are drumming; yellow ground; h. 16, w. 24.2 cm. exclusive of mat./(sistra) /several hold long staffs;
Donor:
Cyrus Townsend Brady Jr.
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Ethiopia
Collector:
Cyrus Townsend Brady Jr.
Collection date:
1959
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Watercolors (paintings)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1959
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters and width 25 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Painting, accession number 5-12957, described as Painting., Ethiopia unsp. 1959. 5-12957, acc no. 1274. Orig. no. 17-376. Collector: Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. Donor: Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. Materials, techniques: Watercolor and pencil, metallic paint on parchment Context of use: Made for sale Role in trade: Made for sale Description: Painting on parchment depicting "Dance of the Debteras" (scribes) on Timkat (The Epiphany). 9 persons depicted in clerical garb (white); several holding sistrums, 2 are drumming; yellow ground; h. 16, w. 24.2 cm. exclusive of mat./(sistra) /several hold long staffs;

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