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WACLAW KORABIEWICZ'S COLLECTION OF ETHIOPIAN CROSSES AS A REPRESENTATION OF POLISH COLLECTIONS OF ETHIOPIAN ARTIFACTS [Abstract ID: 1201-04]
Polish collections of Ethiopian artifacts are largely unknown to the world of Ethiopianists. Over the centuries, Poland has not had strong ties with Ethiopia. However, in different periods, especially in the 20th century, Ethiopia attracted much attention in Poland, which resulted in Ethiopian objects (manuscripts and books, pieces of art and handcrafts, ethnographical objects) finding their way to Polish museums and libraries. Ethiopian artifacts can now be found both in Polish institutions and private collections. This paper aims to present the collection of crosses kept in the National Museum in Warsaw (i.e. Korabiewicz's collection) and its history in the wider context of Polish collections of Ethiopian artifacts.