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Famous carved wooden effigies of Waga (Wakka) chiefs and warriors, now becoming rare as many have been stolen by art collectors, Konso, southern area, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of a Karo tribesman with facial decoration in chalk imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of a Karo tribesman with facial decoration in chalk imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Painting of a horse rider by an Ethiopian artist, Ethiopian National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Stained glass window depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Holy Trinity Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, built between 1935 and 1942, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Murals in the beautifully painted Inner Sanctuary of the Christian Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Wall paintings in the interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

104 winged Ethiopian cherubs adorn the famous ceiling in Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Frescoes on the ceiling of the Debre Berham (Debre Birhan Selassie) church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. Tullo gudo island and its monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Murals of orthodox church on the island

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. Temple of yeha, c5th bc. Boy and priests showing off manuscripts at the small yeha museum

Religion, ethiopia. Geneta maryam, a church 31 kms from lalibela, built around 1270 by yekuno amlak. Priest at the church holding an ancient cross

Ethiopia painting of mary holding infant jesus. Interior of church at abuna garima monastery, tigray

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Ethiopia priest walking passed mural depicting abuna aregawi and the serpent, kidana merhet church, tigray

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bibles and manuscripts stored in church.

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a crown

Ethiopia the maryam feast, feast of mary, at axum. Pilgrims venerating mary, insdie the church of saint mary of zion

Religion, ethiopia. Priest at church of saints gabriel and rafael, lalibela, with an ancient parchment book

Two Surma men with facial and body paintings in the river, Kibish, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Young Surma woman with body painting in front of the river, Kibish, Omo valley Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

The Saints Isaac, Abraham and Jacob, fresco in the Orthodox rock church Abuna Yemata Guh, Gheralta region, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

The two royal brothers Abreha and Atsbeha (Ezana and Saizana), untena Abba Salama (Frumentius), Canvas paintings in the Orthodox Church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

On the left, Gebre Kristos is greeted by two dogs of his father on his arrival, on the right by his parents' grief as they recognize him as their son, Canvas paintings in the Orthodox Church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Debre Berhan Selassie Church in Gonder. The interior of the church is covered with paintings showing stories from the old and the new testament as well as miracles from different saints. The paintings are painted on a fabric, which was glued to the wall. Unique is the ceiling with more than 100 faces of angels looking down on the believers, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Gonder

Ethiopian Orthodox cross atop of the Cathedral of Tsion Maryam (Our Lady Mary of Zion), Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia