A chicken-thief in Yunnan Province, China, punished by being attached to a tree by his arms, watched by a crowd of people. Halftone after F.W. Carey.
- Carey, Frederic W., 1874-1931.
- Date:
- 1900-1999
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- 579909i
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1900-1999
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1 print : halftone ; image 14.8 x 10.1 cm
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A chicken-thief, Yunnan. Instead of handing him over for a worse punishment to the local magistrate, this man's neighbours preferred to exhibit him publicly in this uncomfortable and ridiculous position for half an hour or so. By the courtsey of F.W. Carey F.R.G.S.
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Wellcome Collection 579909i
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