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Side with two crosses: Crucifixion; on door: ascent from Purgatory, inscription."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Side with two crosses: Crucifixion; on door: ascent from Purgatory, inscription."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Sun City West, 1968 to 2004"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "BIG/small, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 17-July 23, 2006"}, {"label": "Content Statement", "content": "As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete (missing image or content descriptions) and others reflect out-of-date language or systems of thought regarding how to engage with and discuss cultural heritage and the specifics of individual artworks. If you see content requiring immediate action, we will do our best to address it in a timely manner. Please email nmafacuratorial@si.edu if you have any questions."}, {"label": "Image Requests", "content": "High resolution digital images are not available for some objects. For publication quality photography and permissions, please contact the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at https://africa.si.edu/research/eliot-elisofon-photographic-archives/"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit"}], "name": [{"label": "Maker", "content": "Ethiopian Orthodox"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "equestrian"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "mother and child"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Writing"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "cross"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "horse"}], "place": [{"label": "Geography", "content": "Ethiopia"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Wood, paint, string"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "H x W x D: 11.6 x 17.1 x 2.1 cm (4 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 13/16 in.) 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