Costume of an Ethiopian soldier under Christian patriarch Prester John. Large turban, silk chemise, cassock of lion skin buttoned at the front, long culottes. Armed with scimitar, dagger and bow. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellio’s 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.

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