Methods of torture in Africa: a man is forced to catch a very hot iron ring with his bare hands above a cauldron over a fire. Wood engraving by H.S. Melville.

  • Melville, Harden Sidney, active 1837-1882.
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Methods of torture in Africa: a man is forced to catch a very hot iron ring with his bare hands above a cauldron over a fire. Wood engraving by H.S. Melville. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The men are wearing loincloths and feathered costumes

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1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 10 x 10.5 cm

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"Ordeal of hot ring" H.S. Melville

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Wellcome Collection 43740i

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