watercolour, watercolour
Accession Number
NAM.2006-12-29-1
Description
Battlescene with Ethiopians fighting Italian soldiers while being bombed by aircraft, thought to depict the Battle of Dessie, 1935. Watercolour on canvas by an Ethiopian artist, 1936 (c). In naive style. Italian planes are shown bombing a battlefield, Ethiopian soldiers return fire. Associated with the Battle of Dessie, 2nd Italo-Abyssinian War (1935-1936).
Campaigns
2nd Italo-Abyssinian War (1935-1936)
