M0006349EB: bloodletting appliances
- Date:
- June 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/53/31
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of bloodletting appliances: 1-2. Bamboo silver and shells used for scarification. 3. Miniature bow and arrow used for scarification, New Guinea. 4. Lancet (ponga kini) used for scarification, Tuvalu. 5. Mallet used in conjunction with ponga kini. The reproduction is from an unknown publication. Related images: M0006349, M0006350.
Publication/Creation
June 1939
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