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Two piece wooden shackle for use on the legs of enslaved people
Two piece wooden shackle for use on the legs of enslaved people
Object Number 04-45-50/64155
Display Title Two piece wooden shackle for use on the legs of enslaved people
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden shackle, rectangular shaped with central wooden shaft.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 31 x 7.5 cm (12 x 12 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64155
Provenance
Collector Rev. Henry A. Neipp (1898-1902 - 1904)

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