Gondarine sensul

late 17th century (Gondarine)

58.4 cm 7.6 cm

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This Ethopian sensul, or "chain" manuscript, was made in the seventeenth century in the Gondarine region. It was created out of a single folded strip of parchment attached to heavy hide "boards" at each end, creating a small book when folded. Comprised solely of inscribed imag...

Drawing

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663
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normalized
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provenance
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C., before 1996, and mode of acquisition unknown] [Nooter 20.4]; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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10
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