Foot of a Chinese woman, showing the effect of foot-binding. Photograph by (?) E.P. Minett, 192-.

  • Minett, E. P. (Edward Pigott)
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[between 1920 and 1929?]
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644751i
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Foot of a Chinese woman, showing the effect of foot-binding. Photograph by (?) E.P. Minett, 192-. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1920 and 1929?]

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1 photograph : photoprint, radiograph ; sheet 20.1 x 15.3 cm

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True bound foot of a Chinese woman 43 years old, height 4 ft. 8 in. Foot bound in early childhood. Note broken (high) arch and position of os calcis, also the toes which are wrapped under the foot and great toe giving foot exclusive of heel a cone shape. Heel is under foot. From Dr E.P. Minett

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Wellcome Collection 644751i

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