M0005584: Four photographs of body painting designs, Cape York, Australia
- Date:
- August 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/45/96
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Illustration of body painting designs in Cape York
Description
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the photograph contains images of deceased persons
Reproduction of photographs of four people from Cape York, Australia displaying body art. Published in Thomson, Donald F: "The Hero Cult, Initiation and Totemism on Cape York", Man, vol.63, 1933. A copy of the photograph was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10865).
Publication/Creation
August 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 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