Slave Shackles (Child)

Object number2007.241

Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce

Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, University of North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil: A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - Aug. 28, 1998.

Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn

Dimensions9 3/4 x 3 x 3/4 in. (24.8 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm)

MediumIron

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Slave Shackles (Child)