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(BRAZIL.) Ball and chain. Hand-forged iron ball and chain, the ball approximately 21/2 inches in diameter, with protruding spikes, attached to 8
(BRAZIL.) Ball and chain. Hand-forged iron ball and chain, the ball approximately 2 1/2 inches in diameter, with protruding spikes, attached to 8 metal links which extend 12 inches; pitting consistent with age. [Rio Preito, circa late 18th century]
- Notes: Some of the most brutal treatment of slaves came at the hands of Brazil's Portuguese masters. This gruesome survival was obtained in Rio Preito in the 1970s.
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