M0012317: Section II on magical cures in the Gallery of Primitive Medicine, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 1946

Date:
February 1952
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/110/5
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Wellcome museum, primitive medicine, figures

Description

Photograph of a display of magical cures including substitution dolls and Adu figures from Nias, Indonesia and effigies from Sarawak, Borneo, taken in the Gallery of Primitive Medicine, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 1946. Related images: M0012314, M0012315, M0012316, M0012313, M0012318, M0012319, M0012320,M0012321, M0012322, M0012323, M0012324, M0012325, M0012326, M0012327, M0012328, M0012329, M0012330, M0012331, M0012332, M0012333, M0012334, M0012335, M0012336, M0012337, M0012338, M0012339, M0012340, M0012341, M0012342, M0012343, M0012344, M0012345, M0012346, M0012347, M0012348, M0012349, M0012350

Publication/Creation

February 1952

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds a photographic print of the image: WA/PHO/Kel/A.10

Copyright note

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Where to find it

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