Set of wrought iron leg shackles

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On View: Slavery and Freedom Gallery; Museum Maps; Objects in this Location

Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom

Created by: Unidentified

Date: Before 1860

Medium: iron
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 9 x 1 1/4 in. (6.4 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm)

Description: Shackles consist of an iron bolt with a pair of loops slid onto it thorugh a hole in each end of the loop. One end of the bar is fixed closed by an integral metal flange large enough to prevent the loops from being removed. The other end of the bar ends in an "eye" and is locked by a large "lock washer" inserted at the time the shackles were applied.

Place made: Africa

Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects

Type: shackles

Topic: Africa; Middle Passage; Slavery; Trans Atlantic slave trade; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.10.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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