M0002720: Ubiaja mother and child covered with chalk to ward off disease

Date:
04 January 1932
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/22/96
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Ubiaja covered with chalk to ward off disease.

Description

Reproduction of a photograph from an unidentified publication showing an Ubiaja mother and child covered with chalk to ward off disease with the caption "Armour of Plaster: A guarantee against sickness and witchcraft" 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.

Where to find it

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