Debteras at Temkat


Title

Debteras at Temkat

Date Issued

1959

Description

The debteras (deacons) are waiting to perform a liturgical dance. 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"

Spatial Coverage

Medium

Extent

1 slide : col., 5 x 5 cm

Rights

Copyright E. C. Forsyth

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Citation

Forsyth, Elliott Christopher and Forsyth, Elliott Christopher (photographer), “Debteras at Temkat,” Monash Collections Online, accessed May 30, 2023, https://repository.erc.monash.edu/items/show/34565.

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