Ethiopian Standing Crosses Choose Your Cross:No 1 - 19.8 cm high (8") Bontoc region

Bontoc region

Reminiscent of the palm leaf parcels used in the north to hold sticky rice snacks

25”) width

Ildirgitch tiara: width from hook to hook 53 cm

Ethiopian Standing Crosses Choose Your Cross:No 1 - 19.8 cm high (8") Bontoc regionTwo fine, small Ethiopian processional crosses, hand cast by the lost wax method. Made from white metal and designed to be displayed and paraded in religious processions on top of wooden staffs, these are used vintage pieces dating to the 1970's, and are from the Lalibela region of northern Ethiopia. Like to know more about Ethiopian crosses and their history? Read our article on Ethiopian crosses here