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Vertical painting on cloth depicting 29 human figures on or near a body of water. Twenty of the figures are on the water in six boats. In the foreground (bottom of the painting), two figures on land are holding large pestles above a large mortar in front two huts. Next to these figures, on the viewer's right side, are three figures on land carrying items on their backs. In the background (top of the painting) on the viewer's right side, is a large building on land with a cross on it and three figures standing in front of it. A fourth, smaller figure is being carried on the back of the figure on the viewer's far right side. There is Ethiopian text to the viewer's right side of all six boats, as well as above the three groups of figures on land. There is additional Ethiopian text at the top of the painting. The cloth itself has uneven edges.
Painting on cloth depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure's head is pointed towards the viewer's left side. The figure's right hand is raised in the same direction as their head. Concentric curved purple lines outline and emerge from the figure's head and raised hand. The figure's left arm and right side of their body are outlined with purple oblong drop shapes and red (and green on the left arm) dots. The majority of the figure's body is outlined with small green, red, and purple dots. In the centre of the figure's body are three sets of concentric white, brown, red, and green circles. The cloth itself has uneven edges.
Vertical painting depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure's face is green and surrounded by concentric grey, orange, and brown u-shaped lines, which are surrounded by a curved green zigzagging line. The figure’s body is primarily brown and decorated with orange, green, brown, grey, and white dots, lines, and shapes. To the right of the figure's head are two oval shapes (one green and one orange) that have lines connecting them to the midsection of the figure's body. The middle and lower sections of the body have oblong green shapes (outlined in orange) that are filled with green dots. These shapes' green and orange outlines extend downwards toward the edge to form two large orange circles with smaller green circles within. The cloth is stretched on a wooden stretcher and held in place by nails. Paint from the front has bled through to the back. There is an ink label on the lower right side of the back of the stretcher.
Painting on cloth depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The head of the figure is pointed up, in the direction of the viewer's right side. The figure's head and body are brown and decorated with red, black, and white lines, dots, squiggle lines, drop shapes, and u- and v-shaped lines. The figure is surrounded by black dots and black, red, and blue squiggle lines. There is a set of two blue, green, brown, white, black, and red concentric circles positioned diagonally on each side of the figure's trunk. The concentric circles on the viewer's right side are positioned lower than those on the left and have concentric v-shaped lines emerging from the bottom which connect with the figure's foot. The cloth itself has uneven edges.
Painting depicting an abstract figure composed of many lines and geometric shapes. The outer portion of the figure is primarily red and black lines, dots, and u-shaped lines, in addition to purple and white lines and dots. The central portion of the figure is primarily gold, with black, purple, and white lines, dots, ovals, and other abstract shapes. The cloth this painting is on has uneven edges.
Painting depicting a stylized figure composed of many geometric shapes and lines. The figure's face is composed of green, black, and red lines (both curved and straight) and red dots. The figure's body is composed of red, black, and green concentric circles, u and v-shaped lines, dots, and both curved and straight lines. The head and body of the figure are outlined with black, red, and green lines and dots. The cloth has uneven edges.
Vertical painting depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure's head and arms are raised up, toward the top. The figure is primarily brown with orange lines, circles, drop shapes, dots, and u-shapes decorating the head and body. Orange lines extend down from the figure's arms and connect to larger designs at the bottom of the canvas. These designs surround and connect to the decorations on the lower portion of the figure's body. The designs primarily consist of orange dots, lines, and u- and v-shapes as well as brown lines and dots. The cloth is stretched on a wooden stretcher and held in place by nails. There are several paint marks on the back. There are two illegible inscriptions/labels on the back and three (one legible; the other two, illegible) on the back of the stretcher.
Dagger with long leaf-shaped blade. The blade has a ridge with a carved line running down the length of it on one side, and is smooth and concave on the underside. There is a narrow cylindrical handle followed by a flat end carved with a creature with two large round eyes with red centres. There are two labels adhered to the back, and faded writing in red ink.
Horizontal painting on animal hide depicting three human figures. The left and centre figures are holding large pestle-like objects above a large mortar-like object positioned between the two figures. The figure on the right is holding a jug and pouring a blue liquid from it into another jug. In the background behind the centre and right figures is a hut-like building. Three sections of Ethiopian text are positioned above the hut on the left and right sides and to the right of the jug with liquid being poured into it. There is a numbered label written in ink or pencil on the lower right side of the back of the skin.
Vertical painting on animal hide depicting five human figures. Three of the figures are seated around a basket-like table. The other two figures are standing behind the seated figures, and the one standing on the left side is holding a candle-like object. Above the standing figure on the right is Ethiopian text. All of the figures are dressed in white, but the three sitting figures have different coloured accents as well: the left figure has blue accents; the centre, green; and the right, red. There are thin red lines along the upper and left sides of the front of the skin. There is a small numbered label written in ink on the bottom right of the back of the skin.