Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Emperor Haile Selassie's Master of the Hunt with gold headdress and lion hair cape. His name is Kenjazmatsch Kabala
Emperor Haile Selassie's Master of the Hunt with gold headdress and lion hair cape. His name is Kenjazmatsch Kabala

Emperor Haile Selassie's Master of the Hunt with gold headdress and lion hair cape. His name is Kenjazmatsch Kabala

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 3/8 inches (29.53 × 23.81 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.26
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1935"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue and black pen: "Emperor Haile Selassie's Master of the Hunt with gold headdress and lion hair cape his name: Kenjazmatsch Kabala 1935".
MarkingsOn mount verso, top, in pencil: "'28"; Numbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "52".
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionImage of man wearing headdress adorned with jewels which dangle along the sides of his face; a beaded collar with fur covers his shoulders.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information, is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image, please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.