Sujet

Shackles, before 1860. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Two iron shackles consisting of iron loops joined together by a length of iron chain. The iron is heavily rusted. These would have been used to restrain enslaved African people forcibly transported to North America and the Caribbean.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_251

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,4Mo (1,2Mo) / 42,3cm x 28,1cm / 4993 x 3319 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country metal museum color location century iron concept punishment African American African-American shackle afro-american slavery punishing shackled shackles United States of America Colour 19th century leg irons nineteenth century heritage American America USA leg-irons object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art shackles