Effigy of thief, Suzhou, China, ca. 1925-19301925-1930Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.The shopkeeper was robbed of some silk. Feeling sure who the thief was, but not having legal evidence against him, he hung the man in effigy outside the shop -- Soochow. Straw effigy with paper head hanging from string outside shop with manacles attached to legs. Sign in Chinese hung on figure and shop door.still image