M0000854: Congolese carved female figure
- Date:
- 28 July 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/8/41
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Carved female figure, Belgian Congo
Description
Image of a carved female figure with hands clasped in front wearing a fan-shaped headdress. The figure was acquired from the Belgian Congo, present day Democractic Republic of Congo. It was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
28 July 1930
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