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Lover of birds and beards || መፍቀሬ፡ ሥዕላት፡ || Ground Hornbill Artist fan || descriptions are sometimes silly || no politics, just love

"ሠዐሉ፡ ለነ፡ ቅዱሳን፡"
"Let me just purify your lips with this piece of blazing coal real quick" 🔥

Ethiopia, 18th c. #ezekiel #prophet #michael #archangel #coal #africanart
October 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Ethiopian and Eritrean depictions of the flight to Egypt frequently include Salome, the midwife who was present at Christ's birth, carrying a mesob (መሶብ፡), a basked for storing injera 🇪🇹🇪🇷

Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #BabyJesus #joseph #salome #injera #mesob #africanart
October 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The fear of the demons! 🤺

Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #angel #sword #africanart
September 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Young Christ hanging out with his homies

Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #YoungChrist #friendship #africanyouth #africanart
September 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"What are you staring at?" 🦁

Ethiopia, unknown date (16th c.?) #lion #saint #mural #africanart
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Keep slaying, queens! 👑"

Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #queen #crown #africanart
August 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
St Samuel of Waldǝbbā on a deep purple background hits hard 🦁

Ethiopia, 19th c. #saint #samuel #waldebba #lion #ethiopiansaint #africansaint #africanart
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
ከመ፡ ፍሕሶ፡ ቀይሕ፡ ከናፍርኪ፡ ጽጌ፨
ስዉጠ፡ ስርናይ፡ ከርሥኪ፡ ወሕፁር፡ በጽጌ፨

"Like a scarlet thread are your lips, O Flower
– your belly is a heap of wheat, surrounded by flowers!" 💐

Ethiopia, 19th–20th c. #StMary #BabyJesus #icon #geez #africanart
August 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Just checking in…"

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #bishop #africanart
August 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"OMG!" 🫢

Ethiopia, 15th c. #luke #evangelist #gospel #scribe #africanart
August 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
*hihihi* 😊

Ethiopia, 16th c. #saint #apostle #jacob #matthias #africanart
July 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One thing I love about Ethiopian-Eritrean art is the unexpected details that sometimes appear. In this baptism scene, for example, half the space is filled by trees with the caption "How branches overshadowed (the River) Jordan" 🌿

Ethiopia, AD 1400/1401 #JesusChrist #baptism #africanart
July 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished?

(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart
July 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It takes a special kind of trust to lie there calmly with your prayer rope when St Michael the Archangel starts wielding his sword… ⚔️

Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #michael #archangel #patron #sword #prayerrope #africanart
July 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Who's a good boy?! 😀🦮"

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #dog #goodboy #twitterdogs #miraclesofmary #africanart
July 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
✌🏾

Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #VirginMary #sick #blessing #africanart
July 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Please, take off your shoes, Sir"

Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #moses #michael #burningbush #archangel #barefoot #africanart
June 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Birds kissing on a heart-shaped leaf 💚🌿

Ethiopia, 14th c. #birds #twitterbirds #kiss #africanart
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"We've got our eyes on you, pal"

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #VirginMary #BabyJesus #icon #africanart
June 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Fun fact: The Ge'ez word ሐመር፡ (ḥamar), "ship" is possibly related to Arabic حمار (ḥimār), Hebrew חמור (ḥămôr), and Syriac ܚܡܪܐ (ḥmārā), which all mean "donkey". Are ships the "donkeys of the ocean"? 🌊

‎Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) ⁦‪#ship‬⁩ ⁦‪#donkey #ocean‬⁩ ⁦‪#etymology‬⁩ ⁦‪#geez‬⁩ ⁦‪#africanart‬⁩
June 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"The things we do for love…"

Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #savior #crownofthorns #kweratareesu #africanart
June 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"I'm gonna show you the deadliest karate moves" 🥋

Ethiopia, 15th c. #paul #saint #apostle #karate #africanart
June 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
ነአምን፡ ሕማሞ፡ ለዘኢየሐምም፡ ተገምረ፡ ዘኢይትገመር፡ ኃጢኣተነ፡ ነሥአ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ኃጢኣት፡ ዓርገ፡ ወልድ፡ በስብሐት፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፨

Ethiopia, 15th c. #JesusChrist #ascension #yared #geez #africanart
May 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Baby Jesus playing Simeon the God-Receiver's beard 👴🏽

Ethiopia, 19th c. #BabyJesus #simeon #beard #beardedmen #mural #africanart
May 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"People say I'm here just to fill up the blank space, but I think there must be a deeper meaning to my existence…"

Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #humanoid #geez #ethiopianmanuscript #africanart
May 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM