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: 25

Sndugua

scarification mark drawing
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Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 20

Oukapa

scarification mark drawing
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Unspecified Scars

Sex: M

Age: 29

Oculee

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo, Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 24

Enopa

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo

Sex: M

Age: 24

Nanee

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo

Sex: M

Age: 23

Edichinega

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Black Marks, Dented, Skeletal Abnormalities

Sex: M

Age: 25

Wadooma

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo, Skeletal Abnormalities, Unspecified Mark

Sex: M

Age: 16

Wanquee

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo

Sex: M

Age: 24

Oguarray

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo, Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 26

Bawama

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 18

Oucha

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Dented

Sex: M

Age: 18

Seleo

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 24

Odichookoo

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 23

Abokoo

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Unspecified Scars

Sex: M

Age: 25

Emba

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Scarification

Sex: M

Age: 23

Ahequatsee

scarification mark drawing
Physical Characteristics:

Tattoo, Dented