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Ethiopian scroll commissioned by Wolde Selassie
18--?

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Creator: Selassie, Wolde
Physical description: 1 scroll, col. ill, 180 x 11 cm; 1 scroll, col. ill, 180 x 11 cm
Language: Text in Geez
Preferred Citation: Ethiopian scroll commissioned by Wolde Selassie, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Repository: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Access to materials: Some collections held by the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. To request access to materials in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, please visit: http://archives.nypl.org/divisions/scm/request_access Request access to this collection.

This talisman was prepared as a healing prayer for a man called Wolde Selassie against demons and the evil eye that cause disease. Prayers are made to St. Mary, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the apostles. The name of an Ethiopian saint Bishop Petros is also invoked. The prayer begins "In the name of the Father, the Son, Holy Spirit, One God." It ends with a prayer "In the name of Jesus Christ to protect and heal your servant Wolde Selassi...".

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Huda Khouri, 1998

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor

Access to materials

Some collections held by the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. To request access to materials in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, please visit: http://archives.nypl.org/divisions/scm/request_access

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