Roasting coffee beans, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Woman prepares coffee beans for Ethiopian coffee ceremony, also called Habisha. The coffee ceremony is a two-hour procedure in which coffee is made and served with popcorn. Loose grass is spread on the floor where the coffee ceremony is held, often decorated with small yellow flowers. Composite flowers are sometimes used, especially around the celebration of Meskel. Original Carousel 22, slide 51.

Collection

Michael and Linda Doochin Collection

Archival grouping

Michael and Linda Doochin Collection / Ethiopia / Lalibela

Catalog date

2010-09-27

Recorded places

Lalibela (Ethiopia)

Cataloged creator or photographer

Doochin, Michael D.; Kartoz-Doochin, Linda

Format and extent

1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)

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