Japan: An 'ox woman' with no arms and deformed but dextrous feet, stringing coins. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The 'ox woman' pictured here was a sideshow attraction at Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, Fukuoka prefecture, in the mid-18th century. The armless lady entertained audiences by using her peculiar feet to run string through the centre holes of coins. The Kaikidan Ekotoba is a mid-19th century handscroll that profiles 33 legendary monsters and human oddities, mostly from the Kyushu region of Japan, but with several from other countries.

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