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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644750i
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Foot of a Chinese woman, showing the effect of foot-binding. Photograph by (?) E.P. Minett, 192-. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. 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 19.3 x 16 cm

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False bound foot of a Chinese woman 44 years old, height 5 ft. Note normal arch and normal position of os calcis. Foot bound at marriage, age 17 years. Toes bound under foot giving cone shape, block of wood under heel gives practically the same gait in walking as displaced os calcis. From Dr E.P. Minett

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Wellcome Collection 644750i

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