Nigeria: two examples of scarification in Munshi women, Katsina Ala. Photograph.

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[between 1900 and 1999]
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646057i
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Left, fine scarification on the abdomen of a woman; right, very thick scarification resulting from infection

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[between 1900 and 1999]

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 11.2 x 15.6 cm

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Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/46/82

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Scarified Munshi women, Katsina Ala. Fig. 1. Successful scarification. Fig. 2. Septic scarification

Reference

Wellcome Collection 646057i

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