M0002711: A Swazi sangoma consulting with spirits / M0002711EB: A Zulu man, possibly a sangoma

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Swazie witch-doctor, smelling out a sorcerer

Left-hand side on plate: Photograph of a framed drawing of a Swazi sangoma consulting with spirits, with handwritten caption underneath the frame, "Swazie Witch-Doctor, 'Smelling' out a sorcerer by consulting with the ancestral spirits in a dance…", likely in preparation to be displayed in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Right-hand side on plate: Reproduction of a photograph, after a painting by E. Schwartz, of possibly a Zulu sangoma seated wearing traditional dress, with caption underneath, "Zulu Witch-Doctor", likely to have been used when displayed in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. This item was accessioned on February 1915 by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (Acc No R1042, PHO 764).

04 January 1932

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:Acc No R1042

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.