M0005524: The "Taboo goblins" of Urama Island, Papua New Guinea
- Date:
- 4 August 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/45/36
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: The Taboo goblins of Urama
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of two people wearing the costumes of "taboo goblins". The orginal photograph was taken by Frank Hurley, c.1920 who wrote that the goblins were used "by the old men of the clan to keep the village in control, and to guard certain fruits and vegetables for use at festival time". The photograph was reproduced in Hambley, Wilfrid Dyson: Origins of education among primitive peoples, London: Macmillan, 1926. A copy of the book illustration was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10789).
Publication/Creation
4 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