M0005940: Fumigation hole used by Middle Eastern women before childbirth
- Date:
- 12 December 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/49/40
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Fumigation hole used by Arab women before childbirth
Description
Photograph of a fumigation hole used by Middle Eastern women before childbirth. The process is usually undertaken with the woman sitting on a chair and incense set underneath. The image was taken from a print belonging to Burroughs Wellcome dated April 1912.
Publication/Creation
12 December 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.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request