Debre Birhan Gallery

A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony

A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony. His saddlecloth is embroidered with Ethiopia's imperial lion. Lions are associated with Ethiopia's last monarch, the late Emperor Haile Selassie, who had the title Lion of Judah, and kept ta

© Nigel Pavitt

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