Set of wrought iron leg shackles

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

Before 1860

Object number

2008.10.4

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

shackles

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)

Place made

Africa

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Exhibition

Slavery and Freedom

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Africa

Middle Passage

Slavery

Trans Atlantic slave trade

Violence

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5964f8211-4ed9-4291-b9dc-686ae3d6daf0

Record ID

nmaahc_2008.10.4