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Shoa Collection

Background imageShoa Collection: Beautifully carved stelae represent the headstones

Beautifully carved stelae represent the headstones of an 11th to 13th century burial ground at Tiya. They date back to the time of King Lalibela who was responsible for the construction of many

Background imageShoa Collection: A proud peasant farmer harvests wheat between Ziway

A proud peasant farmer harvests wheat between Ziway and Butajira in Central Ethiopia. Aided by his neighbours, the harvesting is carried out manually using sickles

Background imageShoa Collection: Ponies trample corn to remove the grain in a typical

Ponies trample corn to remove the grain in a typical rural setting outside Shashemene. Depending on the availability of animals, a farmer may use ponies, donkeys or oxen for this purpose

Background imageShoa Collection: Dawn at Lake Ziway

Dawn at Lake Ziway, Central Ethiopia, with the silhouette of a horse-drawn buggy.Horse-drawn buggies are widely used as taxis in the Ethiopian Highlands and in the Rift Valley south of Addis Abeda

Background imageShoa Collection: An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass

An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass Coptic cross at the rock-hewn church of Adadi Maryam, just south of Addis Abeba. This is the southernmost of Ethiopias rock-hewn churches

Background imageShoa Collection: A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony

A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony. His saddlecloth is embroidered with Ethiopias imperial lion. Lions are associated with Ethiopias last monarch, the late Emperor Haile Selassie

Background imageShoa Collection: An Ethiopian man wears a headdress made from the skin of a gelada

An Ethiopian man wears a headdress made from the skin of a gelada, a unique baboon-like primate that lives at high altitudes in northern Ethiopia

Background imageShoa Collection: Donkeys trample corn to remove the grain in a typical

Donkeys trample corn to remove the grain in a typical rural setting between Ziway and Butajira. Depending on the availability of animals, a farmer may use ponies, donkeys or oxen for this purpose

Background imageShoa Collection: A man winnows Teff, a small-grained cereal, with a wooden hayfork

A man winnows Teff, a small-grained cereal, with a wooden hayfork.; Teff is grown extensively in Ethiopia and is used to make injera, a fermented, bread-type pancake

Background imageShoa Collection: A large gathering of people at Senbetes livestock market

A large gathering of people at Senbetes livestock market, which is an important weekly market close to the western scarp of the Abyssinian Rift


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