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Photo 1224/3(57)
- Record Id:
- 041-003185849
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003185460
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599955.0x000863
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1224/3(57)
- Title:
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Men in Cangue. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Full-length portrait of two men, undergoing the punishment of the 'cangue'. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No.31.-The Cangue. The kia, or cangue, is a wooden frame, weighing about 201lbs, which is bolted round the neck of criminals convicted of certain minor offences. It rests on the shoulders and causes very little suffering, and it carries hardly any disgrace with it. It is, however, slightly inconvenient, as the sufferer is unable to feed himself, and is liable to have his nose tickled with straws by wicked little urchins. Persons sentenced to the cangue by purely native tribunals are obliged to wear the genuine instrument; but there is a much lighter imitation kept for use at the Shanghai Mixed Court, as here it is only foreigners that appear as accusers. The date and sentence, as well as the name, residence, and offence of the delinquent are written upon strips of paper pasted round the upper surface of the cangue, near its edge.'
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003185460
040-003185792
041-003185849 - Is part of:
- Photo 1224 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79.
Photo 1224/3 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79. Volume 3, China.…
Photo 1224/3(57) : Men in Cangue. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003185460[0003]/040-003185792[0057]/041-003185849
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1224
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- c 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 243 mm x 207 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Card
- Publications:
- Published in Western Eyes: Historical Photographs of China in British Collections, 1860-1930 (National Library of China, British Library, 2008) p. 277.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Cangue
Clothing and Dress
Footwear
Hats
Headgear
Punishment Devices
Shoes - Places:
- China, Asia