Patient's bed

Content Type

Image

Date of Original Material

End of 19th century.

Language

Script

Description

The bed in wood, comprising a hole for mixtion and defecation, was used to hospitalise patients immobilised because of a fracture.

Extent and Format of Original Material

Size of the bed : 1.80 x 1.20m. It is made of wood.
The file contains a photograph.

System of Arrangement

Not relevant

Contributor

M.N. Hareesh Kannan (Owner of the original material)

Location of Original Material

M.N. Hareesh Kannan

Custodial History

The bed belongs to Hareesh, a siddha practitioner residing in the town of Kaliyakkavilai, in Kanniyakumari district, situated at the present border of Kerala.

Series Name

Item [M.N. Hareesh Kannan Collection]

Series Number

Series 2 : Hareesh_KK

Level

File

EAP Project Number

EAP 810

Reference

EAP810_Hareesh_KK_Item1

Extent of Digital Material

1 TIFF image; size of the file : 31,1 Mb.

Date Modified

2016-01-08

Key

eap810_000023

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Cite as

Patient's bed, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine, consulted on February, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/369375