A boy with a weighted pole attached to his forearm by a row of hooks, with onlookers
Collection
Identifier
Ar03-066
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ar03-066. No caption in the album for this photograph, which might depict the devotional practice called 吊香 (hanging incense), as described in Hu Shi’s memoir ‘My Mother's Engagement’. There seems to be a parrot under the decorated pole? See Ep01-777.
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Estimated Date
1920-1929
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
