Healing Scroll / Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia

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Accession Number
1981/2.159
Title
Healing Scroll
Artist Nationality
Ethiopian
Object Creation Date
19th century
Object Creation Place
Africa (continent)
Ethiopia (nation)
Creation Place 1
Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2
Ethiopia (nation)
Dimensions
154.62 cm x 17.46 cm x 3.81 cm (60 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
narrative painting
Secondary Object Classification
Books and Folios
Secondary Object Type
leaf
Physical Description
Long narrow strip of parchment with writing in red and black pigment; image at top shows a face with large eyes in a square with eight radiating triangles (Solomon's Seal); image at bottom shows a winged figure holding a sword (archangel). Rows of eyes border the images.
Subject Matter
Healing scrolls combine prayers written in Ge'ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, with astrological and mystical symbols. They are made for individuals suffering from recurring illness and misfortune. Prepared by clerics called dabtara, scrolls are fashioned from parchment and extend the length of the patient. They are worn close to the body, rolled in a small, leather case, or hung near the bedside where the patient can gaze into its healing imagery.
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1981/2.159
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"Healing Scroll; Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1981-sl-2.159/1981_2.159.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 30, 2024.
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