Plaster statue of smallpox inoculation in Nigeria, 1944

Made:
1944 in London and England
artist:
Jane Jackson

Plaster model of three figures representing a form of smallpox inoculation as practiced by the natives of Djen, Nigeria, made by Miss J. Jackson, London, 1944

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A683141
Materials:
plaster and wood, base
Measurements:
base: length 1025 mm
base: width 595 mm
overall: height 840 mm
base: height 120 mm
weight 63.4kg
type:
statue

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