A man and a child herd cattle and horses near the ford on the outskirts of the town of Mekane Eyesus, in the district of Iste, South Gondär.
Tag: South Gonder
Outbuilding, Galawdewos, Ethiopia, 2011
A small outbuilding in the tukul style in the backyard of one of my informants in the village of Galawdewos.
Farmstead, Zigora, Ethiopia, 2011
A farmstead in the rural village of Zigroa, outside of Mekane Eyesus (Iste) in South Gonder. The crop in the front is tef, the national staple crop of the highlands, with maize in the background. Eucaluptus, an introduced species, is the most common type of tree seen in Ethiopia, where it is used as a building supply, for firewood, shade and windbreaks.
Tree, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009
Gälawdious, the village where I have recently been working, is in beautiful agricultural country (though suffering rather from erosion–I better understand now why Lake Tana is such a muddy brown). Here, a view from my walk out to the däbtära (magician’s) cottage.