M0002710: A man, possibly a sudanese sangoma ,dancing to treat pleurisy / M0002710EB: A man, possibly a sudanese sangoma
- Date:
- 04 January 1932
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/22/88
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Zulu witch doctor dancing, South Africa
Description
Left-hand side on plate: Photograph of a framed painting, possibly of a sangoma in Sudan dancing to treat a man with pleurisy, with handwritten caption underneath the frame, "Zulu or Kaffir Witch-Doctor, Dancing, South Africa", likely in preparation to be displayed in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Right-hand side on plate: Photograph of a half tone print, possibly after a drawing, of a man, possibly a sudanese sangoma, standing and smoking a cigarette.
Publication/Creation
04 January 1932
Physical description
2 photographs on 1 plate 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