Iron ball
Dublin Core
Title
Iron ball
Subject
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Description
The iron ball was part of punishment for enslaved people in Barbados. The ball would be fastened to a short chain that was shackled to an enslaved person’s legs. The enslaved person would have to continue labour whilst shackled to the ball, which could weigh from 8 – 10 lbs.
Digitized by Toni-Q Harris during the 2018 BMHS 3D Photogrammetry Summer Intensive
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
6052
Spatial Coverage
current,13.0833626,-59.6023586;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
DescriptionEN
The iron ball was part of punishment for enslaved people in Barbados. The ball would be fastened to a short chain that was shackled to an enslaved person’s legs. The enslaved person would have to continue labour whilst shackled to the ball, which could weigh from 8 – 10 lbs.
Digitized by Toni-Q Harris during the 2018 BMHS 3D Photogrammetry Summer Intensive
Prim Media
475
Citation
“Iron ball,” EU-LAC, accessed April 27, 2024, https://eu-lac.org/omeka/items/show/6442.
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