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Chinese deathcages
Unknown, 1912, Photograph, Postcard
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Chinese deathcages
Chinese deathcages
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Item no
16610
Title
Chinese deathcages
Description
Prisoners are depicted trapped inside torturous cage structures.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1912
Size
9.0 x 14.0 cm
Type
Photograph
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Postcard
Location
Art and Design Library
The prisoners were trapped in these cage structures, suspended by their necks and wrists until death.
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