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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
Pair of wrought-iron Middle Passage shackles. Single long bar of 101/2 inches, one end flattened, the other with an opening where it would be attached to a "coffle" or large chain; two circular pieces, each 31/2 inches in diameter fitting over the bar, for wrists or ankles to fit through; some rust and pitting consistent with age. Np (but probably West Africa), mid to late 18th century
The Middle Passage was the crossing from the West Coast of Africa to the sugar islands of the West Indies or coastal ports in the United
States. This type of shackle is one of the earliest types used in the infamous triangular Atlantic slave trade.
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