A Ba-yanzi execution whereby the head of the victim is held in a contraption which on beheading will catapult the head in the air, leaving the rump tied to the ground. Coloured wood engraving after E.J. Glave and H. Ward.
- Glave, E. J. (Edward James)
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- 43555i
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The image is surrounded by other vignettes illustrating the life on the river Congo, including a Ba-Yanzi grave with broken crockery and a monument of mud
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Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 15.4 x 23.5 cm
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A Ba-yanzi execution
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Reference
Wellcome Collection 43555i
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