M0005281: Boy with scars on his forehead as a result of treatment for epilepsy, Papua New Guinea
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/12
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Boyscarred forehead as a treatment for epilepsy
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of a boy with scars on his forehead as a result of surgery, in an attempt to cure epilepsy and headaches, Papua New Guinea. Originally published in Dreissig Jahre der Sudsee by Richard Parkinson, Stuttgart, 1907. Related material: V0015970
Publication/Creation
November 1937
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative:21405i
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request