KINGDOMS OF ETHIOPIA II
Motion portraits from the Yatreda series Kingdoms of Ethiopia: የኢትዮጵያ መንግሥታት, which merges historical Ethiopian heroes and heroines with the blockchain.
• Collection: Twelve 1/1 artworks released on Foundation, October 2021
KING LALIBELA
King Lalibela with crown, monarch of the Zagwe dynasty from 1181 to 1221.
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GUDIT
Gudit [Yodit], the rebel leader who led a revolt and burned the Kingdom of Aksum
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GUDIT - PORTRAIT
Gudit [Yodit], the rebel leader who led a revolt and burned the Kingdom of Aksum
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SEBA SEGEL - ASTRONOMER KING
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, the “wise man from the east.”
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GIFT OF FRANKINCENSE
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, bearing a gift of frankincense.
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SEBA SEGEL - THE NEW STAR
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, searching the night sky for the new star.
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ROYAL GUARD - LION OF JUDAH
Royal guard of the Solomonic dynasty wearing an emblem of the Lion of Judah. The House of Solomon ruled Ethiopia for centuries.
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ROYAL GUARD
Royal guard of the Solomonic dynasty wearing an emblem of the Lion of Judah. The House of Solomon ruled Ethiopia for centuries.
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ITEGUE TAITU - PORTRAIT
Portrait of Itegue Taitu Betul, Empress of Ethiopia who ruled from 1889 until 1913.
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ITEGUE TAITU
As the wife of Menelik II, Itegue Taitu founded the capital city of Addis Ababa and modernized the country.
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ITEGUE TAITU - NEW FLOWER
Itegue Taitu Betul, founder of Addis Ababa (“New Flower”) in 1886.
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KING LALIBELA - ROCK-HEWN
King Lalibela with the rock-hewn city he commissioned and constructed during the Zagwe dynasty.
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CREATING KINGDOMS OF ETHIOPIA II
For the second installment of Kingdoms of Ethiopia, Yatreda collaborated with local artisans to create a sculpted mud house. The sculpting techniques using fermented hay and clay are being replaced throughout Ethiopia, but were sought out for this project.