Pig Tail Collection

Poster advertising China Tea, marketed by the Compagnie Coloniale. A smiling Chinese man in traditional dress, with a long pigtail, sits on a large tin of tea enjoying a steaming cup

Chinese men having their pigtails cut off, 1911
Abolishing the badge of servitude, Chinese men having their pigtails publicly cut off. The pigtail was of Manchu origin, and enforced when the dynasty conquered China in 1627

Magician Chung Loo
Colour illustrated poster advertising magician Chung Loo, drawn by Clyff, dated 13 November 1922. HPF/5B/3

British Sailors C18
Two seamen of the Royal Navy; note the pigtail, commonly worn by sailors of the period

China / Cartoons / 1898
THE ARTFUL DOWAGER Empress-Dowager Xi Taihou (to the son of Heaven ) " Reform, Indeed! I ll Reform You! Go and stand in the corner till I tell you to come out!"

Chinese Coolies leaving South Africa, 1907
Photograph showing Chinese boys and an old Chinese man in traditional dress with long jacket, cap and pigtail, in the process of emigrating from South Africa, 1907

Romania - National Costume
A girl in the National Costume of Romania - striped embroidered shirt, long embroidered skirt with additional decorative over-skirt. She is carrying a small basket of fresh flowers. Date: circa 1900

Oscar Asche as Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow
Mr Oscar Asche in the lead role of Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow - a musical comedy based on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves he wrote, produced and also directed! Date: circa 1919

Girl with snowballs. 20th century

Boy and girl sitting in a window
A boy and girl, probably brother and sister, sitting in a window. The boy is holding a ribbon on the girls hair. circa 1940s

Chinamans Pigtail
A new use for the chinamans pigtail A Chinese man using his pigtail to hang out his laundry 1900

A man and woman from China. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Pastel studies of a boy and a girl
A young girl kneeling on a cushion, holding out her hand and a young boy tucked up under his sheets in bed. Pastel drawings by Raymond Sheppard

Taoism - Exhibit in Lyon - Musee Guimet
An exhibit at the Musee Guimet in Lyon showing Chinese Taoist ceremony (China, Amoy)

Moroccan - Recif Man
Moroccan - A Recif man with a dyed pigtail and white tunic

America. The Chinese in San Francisco. A street scrivener or
Street scene with Chinese in traditional dress, one man seated with a wide brimmed hat and pigtail, writing letters for his customers

Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China
At Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising a new modernising spirit in China

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