Woman on road near Harar


Title

Woman on road near Harar

Date Issued

1959

Description

Most likely a Harari Moslem woman. Harar is a major centre of Islam and a walled city. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on "Ethiopia: the Land of Prester John"

Subject

Women

Spatial Coverage

Eastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Harar

Medium

slide

Extent

1 slide : col., 5 x 5 cm

Rights

Copyright E. C. Forsyth

Download File(s)

https://repository.erc.monash.edu/files/upload/Data-Collections/Elliott-Forsyth/eth-013.jpg

Citation

Forsyth, Elliott Christopher and Forsyth, Elliott Christopher (photographer), “Woman on road near Harar,” Monash Collections Online, accessed December 8, 2023, https://repository.erc.monash.edu/items/show/34364.

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