Painted portrait of Bonesetter Mohammed Salim, painted by Mahendra Vartak, 2015, Mumbai, India. Oil on canvas.
Bonesetting is a traditional Indian medical practice involving the treatment of fractures and dislocations. The practice is reliant on skills and knowledge passed between generations. The sitter of the portrait, Mohammad Salim, is a bonesetter in Mumbai's largest informal settlement, Dharavi.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Object Number:
- 2017-159
- Measurements:
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overall: 1068 mm x 1225 mm 4.25 kg
- type:
- portraits
- credit:
- Society of Nutrition, Education and Health Action
