M0012302: Two divinatory skulls

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Divinatory Skulls: 1Dyke Bay and 2Nias Island

Photograph of two skulls used for divination from Dyke Bay, New Guinea and Nias Island. They were accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R51562, R10288/1936) but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

February 1952

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the items depicted in the glass plate negative:R51562 and

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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.

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