Shrine #2, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #2, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

A simpler form of shrine to the deceased saints is a rock-pile over the grave, often, though not always, at the base of one of the grand sycamore trees that, as elsewhere in Ethiopia, mark important cult and political sites. This week: shrines in Harar.

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