ETHIOPIAN HEADRESTS

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Photographs © Tim Hamill

ETHIOPIAN, Headrests, Ethiopia

Ethiopia has been a Christian nation since the 4th C. and the silver crosses take three major forms. Those with hollow round bases were mounted on staffs and carried during processionals or displayed on altars. Medium-size crosses with no bases were hand carried during services. Small pendant neck crosses were worn by Christians originally because of a 15th C. decree.

Headrests take several forms, many intricately incised.

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