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A Slave Barracoon

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From Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com

A Slave BarracoonSource: "Boy Travelers on the Congo" by Thomas W Knox, New York 1871
Prisoners could be held in slave sheds, or barracoons, for several months whilst awaiting the arrival of European merchants.

Slaves are shown hobbled to roughly hewn logs (on left) or in stocks (on right). Slaves would be fastened to the roof supports by rope, attached around their necks or interweaved into their hair.
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