M0005321: Man swallowing a cane as part of a ritual, New Guinea.
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/52
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Durari native swallowing the cane, the Durari Ritual Cane
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of a man swallowing a cane as part of a ritual ceremony in which it is thrust down the throat as far as the stomach. From the Bena Bena tributary area of New Guinea. Published in an article by E. W. P. Chimmery in Man, vol.XXXIV, 1934
Publication/Creation
November 1937
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
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 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request