M0002721: Man in ceremonial clothing, West Africa

Date:: 04 January 1932

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/22/97

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0002602-M0002724WT/D/1/20/1/22
        M0002721: Man in ceremonial clothing, West AfricaWT/D/1/20/1/22/97

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Gold Coast: Fetisch man in complete ceremonial costume

Description

Reproduction of a photograph from an unidentified publication showing a man in ceremonial clothing in West Africa with caption title "Complete ceremonial costume of Gold Coast Fetish man" and descriptive text underneath.

Publication/Creation

04 January 1932

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.8 x 8.3 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.