M0004767: Cave painting depicting a man masked as a bison playing the nose flute.
- Date:
- September 1936
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/38/60
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced Oct 2021: Illustration of Homme masque en Bison jourant de la flute
Description
Illustration of a man masked as a bison playing the nose flute and following two reindeer, one of several paintings found in the Cave of the Trois-Frères, Montesquieu-Avantès, Ariège. Image taken from 'Un dessin de la grotte des Trois frères (Montesquieu-Avantès) Ariège' Breuil, Henri published in 'Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres', 1930, 74-3, pp. 261-264. Slide number: 1688
Publication/Creation
September 1936
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 2022.
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