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Treatment and rehabilitation in the early 20th century: Kareau figure

This theme reveals different cultures’ approaches to managing health and recovery in the time of the First World War.

Watch our Visitor Experience Assistants Hannah and Becky talk about this carved wooden figure from our collections, exploring its close connection with health, physicality and spirituality.

Use the information and activity sheets to explore the object’s history and health links more deeply. Both sheets are differentiated to three levels of ability for Year 9 History students.

Kareau Figure Information Sheet (PDF 791kb)

Kareau Activity Sheet (PDF 805kb)