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Magic Scroll
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Magic Scroll

Artist/Maker Falasha people Ethiopia
Date19th century
CultureFalasha
Mediumink on parchment
DimensionsOverall: 82 x 4 1/4 in. (208.3 x 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsInformation Forms
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number98.0019
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionFalasha (Ethiopian Jews) artists produce artwork for people of many different faiths. Magic scrolls contain aspects of Christianity, Jewish cabbala, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and tribal healing beliefs.
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