Violence in Iron and Silver

Branding a human being was a powerful symbol of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Along with the collar, chain and whip, branding remains a potent emblem of the centuries-long trauma experienced by millions of Africans taken from that continent.

This project represents direct engagement with evidence of branding to produce a traditional monograph, an edited volume and a visual, searchable database permitting both scholars and the general public to understand the extent of this injustice. Despite the wealth of visual evidence of branding, insufficient effort has been made to produce a complete catalogue of the people and corporations who owned the brands throughout the European nations and slave societies of the Americas. Such connections would offer concrete evidence of companies, families and individuals whose personal marks were branded onto other humans as proof of ownership.

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Sex: M

Age: 14

Mamman

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 18

Mamman

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 18

Belalloo

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 24

Tagba

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 26

Assoumang

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 28

Unknown

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification, Dented

Sex: M

Age: 26

Quassia

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 28

Shooba

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 27

Umara

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification, Dented

Sex: M

Age: 23

Gompaima

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification, Dented

Sex: M

Age: 24

Mamadee

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 30

Booba

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 17

Kusalloma

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 38

Hamadoo

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification, Dented

Sex: M

Age: 23

Gulangbo

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 20

Cudjoe

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo, Scarification, Unspecified Mark