M0005337: Initiation ceremony in the Torres Strait Islands
- Date:
- December 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/67
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Initiation Ceremony of the Bonai, Mulu Cult from Expeditions to the Torres Straits
Description
Photograph of a reproduction of a drawing by A.C. Haddon of an initiation ceremony in the Torres Strait Islands. The reproduction is from Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Straits (1908).
Publication/Creation
December 1937
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
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 2021.
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
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request