M0005856: Dyak transference of suffering to inanimate substitutes
- Date:
- 28 October 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/48/62
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Dyak transference of suffering to inanimate substitutes
Description
Reproduction from an unidentified publication of a photograph showing a practice of the Dyak people of Borneo to transfer suffering from people to inanimate objects. The practitioner places a wooden doll upon the patient's abdomen. It is a ganti-diu or substitute and the practitioner works magic to drive the patient's sickness into the doll - a process which may take a few days. Related images: M0002723, M0005855
Publication/Creation
28 October 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.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request