M0019316EB: Wooden elliptic hollow disc, possibly a whistle: side view

Photograph of a wooden elliptic plate with patterns carved in relief. Partly hollowed out with three holes, suggesting it is a whistle or Congo type of cruciform flute. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1932 and given accession number A114105. Related images: M0019316EA

January 1963

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for the item: A114105

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.