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
