Wooden model of a figure in a torture cage. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden model of a figure in a torture cage. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]
Long description: Wooden model of a figure in a torture cage. The cage has a square base and wooden vertical bars on the sides, tapering inwards towards the top. The top, or lid, of the cage is cut out to go around the neck of the figure. The top of the cage bears an inscription in ink. The figure is barefoot on tiptoes and has been carved wearing long trousers and a jacket with three painted green fastenings. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/10/2010]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China; Shanghai
Person: Field collector Miss E.C. Bell; PRM source Miss E.C. Bell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: 1908 - 1909
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Ink, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Height: max 97 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.32.40.2
Research and responses: Cangue is a heavy wooden board worn around the necks of Chinese criminals [Concise Oxford Dictionary: Oxford, 1964]. [CF 10/1/2000]