M0009723: Operation in the Cameroons

Previous title, replaced February 2021: Operation in the Cameroons.

Carved wooden sculpture depicting Dr Simpson, Medical Officer at Bamenda, Cameroon, performing an operation on a patient whilst his assistant administers an anaesthetic. The sculpture was carved at Jabu Ode (Ijebu Ode) sometime between 1920-1935. It was presented to Dr Simpson who gave it to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1938. It is currently held by the Science Museum (object number A656670).

07 November 1946

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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