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Two piece wooden shackle for use on the wrists of enslaved people
Two piece wooden shackle for use on the wrists of enslaved people
Object Number 04-45-50/64156
Display Title Two piece wooden shackle for use on the wrists of enslaved people
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden shackle, rectangular, middle carved out with small wood piece inside
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm (8 1/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 04-45-50/64156
Provenance
Collector Rev. Henry A. Neipp (1898-1902 - 1904)

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