M0012537: Boy wearing 'tight-lacing', Papua New Guinea.

Date:: May 1952

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/112/9

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: M0012529-M0012638WT/D/1/20/1/112
        M0012537: Boy wearing 'tight-lacing', Papua New Guinea.WT/D/1/20/1/112/9

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced March 2022: 'Tight-lacing' in New Guinea.

Description

Photograph of a boy from the Mekeo region wearing 'tight-lacing' to denote he has passed through initiation ceremonies and is of an age to marry, Papua New Guinea. This reproduction was taken from Haddon, Alfred C: Head-Hunters - Black, White and Brown, London: Methuen, 1901.

Publication/Creation

May 1952

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 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 2022.

Terms of use

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