Summary
Bee Keeping mask, circa 1960. It was used by staff and patients in the management of bee hives on the grounds of a mental health hospital in Bundoora, Victoria. Bee keeping may have been part of an occupational therpay program. This mask is an example of farm management activities and possibly occupational therapy carried out in mental health hospitals in Victoria, Australia.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from North Eastern Metropolitan Psychiatric Services, 11 Nov 1996
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Place & Date Used
Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Bundoora, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Farm management
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Occupational Therapy, Farming Methods, Beekeeping Equipment, Making History - Psych Services
