1890 Wood Engraving Muslim Peacock Dervishes Torture Egyptians Equatoria XGPB5 YTM5 a product by the Williams

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This is an original 1908 black and white halftone print of a villa near Jerusalem

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1890 Wood Engraving Muslim Peacock Dervishes Torture Egyptians Equatoria XGPB5 YTM5 a product by the WilliamsThis is an original 1890 black and white wood engraving of Egyptian officials torturing the "Peacock Dervishes" as observed by the explorers sent on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition to restore power to Emin Pasha who was ousted by the Mahdist rebels. This horrific torture consisted of bamboo slats being placed around the skull and twisted as a tourniquet until the pliable wood pierced to the bone, simply for being Muslim. CONDITION This 121+ year old