Worlds of Care: Figures

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Vessel in the form of a man attending to his wounded shin
Vessel in the form of a man attending to his wounded shin, A.D. 430–530
Early Intermediate (Late Nasca)
Nasca
Flowers and Calligraphy (Hua niao za hua ce 花鳥雜畫冊)
Flowers and Calligraphy (Hua niao za hua ce 花鳥雜畫冊), 1737
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
Chinese
Flowers and Calligraphy (Hua niao za hua ce 花鳥雜畫冊)
Flowers and Calligraphy (Hua niao za hua ce 花鳥雜畫冊), 1737
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
Chinese
Confronting Cancer from Remodelling Medical History
Confronting Cancer from Remodelling Medical History, 1982–83
Statuette of Imhotep
Statuette of Imhotep, 664–204 B.C.
Late Period (Saitic) or Early Ptolemaic, 712 - 332 BCE | early Ptolemaic, 304 - 30 BCE
Egyptian, 3000 BCE - 395 CE
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a shaman with jaguar head band curing an ill female
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a shaman with jaguar head band curing an ill female, A.D. 200–600
Early Intermediate
Mochica
Íx̱t' (shaman) figure holding a kóoshdaa (land otter)
Íx̱t' (shaman) figure holding a kóoshdaa (land otter), before 1885
Tlingit
The Hundred Guilder Print
The Hundred Guilder Print, ca. 1649
Water and Moon Guanyin
Water and Moon Guanyin, undated; ca. 1208
Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279
Chinese
Clothes for the needy are provided by Maude (right) as extra task. Here she gives some old clothes to the mother of eight children whose house possessions were destroyed by fire. She sometimes used to buy clothes for poor out of own pocket, now gets many bundles from people all over country
Clothes for the needy are provided by Maude (right) as extra task. Here she gives some old clothes to the mother of eight children whose house possessions were destroyed by fire. She sometimes used to buy clothes for poor out of own pocket, now gets many bundles from people all over country, 1951
Medical care in rural South Carolina
Medical care in rural South Carolina, 1951
Country Doctor
Country Doctor, 1948, printed ca. 1955