M0000853: Sacred wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Date:
- 28 July 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/8/40
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Carved head of wood, Belgian Congo. Religious mask
Description
Photograph of a sacred mask made from carved wood, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (the Belgian Congo at the time of acquisition). The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
28 July 1930
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