A boy with a weighted pole attached to his forearm by a row of hooks, with onlookers

A boy with a weighted pole attached to his forearm by a row of hooks, with onlookers

Collection

Armstrong, William

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.

Estimated Date

1920-1929

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph