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"Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 & 9.30... : all should see her : [seated illustration]. Reverse of Handbill advertising Krao, a young woman with an unusually hairy body (though not as hairy as the illustration suggested) who was found in the jungles of Laos in 1885 by Carl Bock. She was exhibited as the missing link, cashing in on the publicity of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory and the victorian / edwardian fascination with freak shows. She appeared at the Royal Aquarium exhibition hall, Westminster on March 31st 1887. The leaflet shows Krao sitting on cloth, naked, her hands raised to chest level General Collections |
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Short title | L0048074 Krao, the missing link - reverse of handbill |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0048074 Krao, the missing link - reverse of handbill |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0048074 Krao, the missing link - reverse of handbill
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org "Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 & 9.30... : all should see her : [seated illustration]. Reverse of Handbill advertising Krao, a young woman with an unusually hairy body (though not as hairy as the illustration suggested) who was found in the jungles of Laos in 1885 by Carl Bock. She was exhibited as the missing link, cashing in on the publicity of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory and the victorian / edwardian fascination with freak shows. She appeared at the Royal Aquarium exhibition hall, Westminster on March 31st 1887. The leaflet shows Krao sitting on cloth, naked, her hands raised to chest level 1887 "Krao", the "missing link" : Published: 1887] Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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