Kafficho people
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The Kafficho people are an ethnic group hailing from Ethiopia. As of 2007, they accounted for only 1.2% of Ethiopia's population. Most of the Kafficho live in Ethiopia's Keffa, South West Ethiopia Peo
Kafficho men, 1896
Kingdom of Kaffa
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The Kingdom of Kaffa was a kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia from 1390 to 1897, with its first capital at Bonga. The Gojeb River formed its northern border, beyond which lay the Gibe kingdoms; t
Kafficho people
…among much of the population. Coffee may derive its name from the Kafa zone, where it was first cultivated, though this is considered unlikely. The Kingdom of Kaffa was established in 1390 and lasted until 1897, when it was fully integrated into the Ethiopian Empire, of which it had previously been an intermittent…
Crown of the kings of Kaffa
King Gaki Sherocho after his capture in 1897
Phallic warrior headgear (17th century)
A coffee cup from the era of the Kaffa Kingdom