Chinese Medicine Doll
by Brooks Brown
Title
Chinese Medicine Doll
Artist
Brooks Brown
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Medicine dolls such as this one once were used as a diagnostic tool by Chinese doctors. Until the 19th century, social mores prevented women from appearing naked (even before a doctor). Referencing the body in conversation was also considered somewhat indelicate. The dolls allowed a female patient to point to the area of the body that had caused them to seek treatment.
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May 15th, 2014
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