M0005583: Drawings of cicatrization designs, Torres Strait Islands
- Date:
- August 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/45/95
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Illustrations of Acatrigatun cicatrization designs, Australia
Description
Reproduction of drawings of cicatrization designs on the lower backs of four people, created through scarification. The drawings are published as plate IX in Haddon, Alfred C: Reports of the Cambridge anthropological expedition to Torres Straits. Volume V. Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders, Cambridge: University Press, 1904. A copy of the photograph was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10864).
Publication/Creation
August 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 2021.
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