M0005270: Traditional healer preparing medicine, Kxatla, South Africa / M0005270EB: Traditional healer divining the cause of a patients illness, Transvaal, South Africa
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/1
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Rain maker preparing his medicine, Kxatla, South Africa
Description
Reproduction of two photographs. One is of a traditional healer preparing medicine. The patient is lying on the ground wrapped in a blanket, surrounded by a circle of women and children. The other shows a traditional healer divining the cause of a patient's illness. Both were originally published in The Bantu-speaking tribes of South Africa by I. Schapera, Routledge & sons, 1937, p.232
Publication/Creation
November 1937
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 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.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request