Title

Drilling of the skull

Caption

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Mexican School
History of Medicine in Mexico City: The People's Begging for Better Health
History of Medicine from the Ancient Pre-Columbian Civilization to the Medical Science of Today
Detail: Drilling the Skull with an Obsidian Instrument
1953
Fresco
Mexico City (Mexico), Hospital "La Raza

Date

1953

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL12A00_168

License type

Rights managed

Available size

152,8Mb (9,0Mb) / 21,7in x 27,3in / 6515 x 8200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fresco Mural painting Fresco Social politics Medicine Civilisation Pre Columbian Realism 20th century Mexico Woman Man Nudity Surgery Surgery Trepanning Trepanation Tied Blood Traditional haircut Ritual Ritual Quill

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