Wooden collar punishment, China
The Cangue'. A wooden collar, one of the lighter punishments'. The delinquent, his name and his crime inscribed on the collar, is chained in front of the house or shop where he committed his crime. Unable to feed himself, he depends on the charity of passers-by for food and water
Picture No
11939101
Media ID
46076923
Size
2759px x 2513px
(2.0MB)
Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
From Illustrations of China and its People' by J Thomson, published by Sampson Low, 1874. Photograph: John Meek
Date
1874
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