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The Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa

The Battle of Adwa

Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeEthiopia, Africa
MediumPainted cloth on wood
Dimensions31 1/2 × 88 1/8 in. (80 × 223.8 cm)
ClassificationsOriginal Art
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.276
Object numberA.1981.13.276
DescriptionOil-based paint on fiber, glued to wood; pink border, center, top; a saint with a sword rides a white horse encircled by three colors, right side: Italian troops in white hats with canon forces; three tents, men in turbans, with shields.
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