Ethiopian painting of Saint George killing a dragon, Ethiopia, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Ethiopian painting of Saint George killing a dragon, Ethiopia, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Ethiopia, Africa
Description: 17 - MISSION D'ABYSSINIE - Peinture d'Eglise - Saint-Georges terrassant le dragon. ("Church Painting - Saint-George striking down the dragon.") A photograph of a painting in which a man holding a shield and two spears rides a white horse over an anthropomorphic creature with spiked hair and a pointed tongue. The rider has pierced the creature with a spear.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard is blank.
Extent: 14 x 9 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection/Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1880-1950
Container / Volume: Box 6

Access: Public
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