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Shackles by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Shackles

Shackles

1740

Medium: wrought iron, cast iron
Genre: Shackles
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Two iron shackles consisting of iron loops joined together by a length of iron chain. The iron is heavily rusted.

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