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Goat skin pioneer artist Lemma Guya

Arts & Culture, Cover Article / prologu2

Lemma was a prolific and greatly respected Ethiopian artist He is the renowned painter of goat skin-canvas portraits of the 53 African leaders who founded the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Lemma was born in 1921 and recently passed away aged 92. He attended teachers training college then switched to join the Ethiopian […]

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Ethiopian clothing

Cover Article, Shopping / prologu2

This article describes the different garments of traditional and historic Ethiopian clothing. Bernos (also transliterated Barnos, Burnos) is a wool cloak-like garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean highlanders. The term seems to be an adaptation of the Maghrebi version of Burnous. Donald N. Levine notes that the wealthier men

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