Field and river

20th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES20)
Mekelle University, Ethiopia

"Regional and Global Ethiopia - Interconnections and Identities"
1-5 October, 2018

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IMAGES OF SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE FROBENIUS INSTITUTE [Abstract ID: 1201-01]

Sophia THUBAUVILLE, Frobenius Institute for Research in Cultural Anthropology

When it comes to collecting activities, A.E. Jensen and E. Haberland were deeply influenced by their predecessor and institute founder Leo Frobenius. Frobenius and hence also Jensen and Haberland were deeply concerned with the visual documentation of cultures. Their first research trips to Ethiopia were attended by professional painters, who drew sketches of landscapes, settlements and people. The researchers themselves added to the visual documentation by shooting photographs and films. The presentation will discuss the research activities of the Frobenius Institute through which the rich visual documentation of southern Ethiopia emerged and show how the institute today aims at making its archives accessible and visible.