M0002788: Three tsantsa, or shrunken heads, with strings from mouth

Date:
28 January 1932
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/23/57
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Shrunken heads with strings from mouth.

Description

Photograph of three shrunken heads with long hair and strings from the mouth. They were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

28 January 1932

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Copyright note

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

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

This item has been digitised but is not available online. Email collections@wellcomecollection.org to request access.

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    By appointmentManual request

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