Iron neck chain with remains of leather lead and associated padlock

Made:
1801-1900

Iron neck chain with remains of leather lead and associated padlock, reputedly African, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A636425
Materials:
chain, iron, padlock, iron and lead, leather
Measurements:
diameter 190 mm
height 10 mm
padlock: length 50 mm
padlock: width 15 mm
padlock: height 60 mm
type:
neck irons

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