Ethiopia | Mingei International Museum

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Our galleries are partially closed while we install our next fall show -- Inside the Design Center! In the meantime, enjoy discounted admission prices. Visit us to see Layered Narratives and Fashioning an Icon (closes on Sept 7th).

Ethiopia

Folk Art of a Hidden Empire
On View

Jul 16 - Sep 25, 1983

Curated By

Dr. Csilla Perczel

The exhibition and its publication were sponsored in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Roth Fund.

Mingei International documentary publication authored by Dr. Perczel

The first and most comprehensive exhibition depicting Ethiopian culture known to have been presented anywhere in the world. The exhibition consists of more than 150 rare, historical and contemporary pieces, including crosses of silver, brass, and copper; paintings on cloth and parchment; icons on wood; manuscripts, textiles, baskets, weapons and musical instruments. The articles, which were integral parts of daily life, and whose forms date to Biblical times, reflect the pagan, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic heritage of the country.