Ethiopian Protective Scrolls, Inspired By

 

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A SELECTION OF WORKS

                         BY BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

                                                     BOOK ARTS STUDENTS

                                                                                        1997-1998

 

Scrolls selected for this display were produced by students from three classes of "Introduction to Book Arts" offered over a two-year period at Boise State University.

Inspired by Ethiopian protective scrolls he had seen in "Art That Heals," a 1997 exhibition at The Museum for African Arts in New York City, the Book Arts instructor assigned students to create their own protective scrolls, scrolls emulating basic layout and design elements of Ethiopian originals.

Students were also required to compose essays chronicling both conception and production of their works.

These scrolls, along with scroll holders, photographs and accompanying essay extracts, are currently at the Boise International Airport Terminal (second-floor lobby) in an exhibit sponsored by the Boise City Arts Commission.

 

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For "Ethiopian Protective Scrolls, Inspired By" itinerary and rental information, contact

Tom Trusky, Department of English, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725.

 

 

For further reading: Art That Heals: The Image as Medicine in Ethiopia

by Jacques Mercier (Prestel, 1997)

Available from: The Museum for African Art, 593 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

 

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