M0017594EB: Drum, possibly Nigerian

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Drum, possibly Nigerian, Africa

Photograph of a carved wooden drum painted with figures and a natural hide head. It was previously in the possession of the former Governor of Northern Nigeria and Uganda, Sir Hesketh Bell. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1930 and given accession number A127130. It was transferred from the Museum's holdings in 1966. Related images: M0017594EA, M0017594EC

October 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for the item: A127130

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.