M0005877: A healer brushing out the evil spirits of illness from a patient
- Date:
- 03 November 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/48/83
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Papuan sorcerer charming away illness
Description
Reproduction of an illustration published in Hammerton, J. A.: Manners and Customs of Mankind, vol.2, p.787, London: Amalgamated Press, 1931. Related images: M0005876.
Publication/Creation
03 November 1938
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 2020.
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