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Indigenous Peoples

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Works from the collections

286 works

    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    M0012559: Zulu man wearing a horn necklace and fur headress

    | Date: June 1952 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/112/29
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Archives and manuscripts

    M0000626: Masked members of the Egbo Society

    | Date: 21 November 1929 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/6/50
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    M0005313: A group of women preparing the hair of the bride for a Zulu wedding dance

    | Date: November 1937 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/43/44
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    M0019366: Zululand, South Africa: 'Ekaya' at his home

    | Date: February 1963 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/172/41
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    M0000854: Congolese carved female figure

    | Date: 28 July 1930 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/8/41
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Medicine, Traditional
Enema
Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic
Tattooing
Massage
Poisons
Child Care
Diagnosis
Pathology
Surgical Instruments

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