Wristlets or anklets of iron links; length 27.5 cm. Cf. 2-33853-54, 2-48371, 2-48375. Worn next to skin around wrists or ankles, in self-torture.
Donor:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, unspecified
Culture or time period:
Mexican Historic (1521–present)
Collector:
Zelia Nuttall
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
3 curious objects pertaining to religious penance in convents and monasteries. Two (3-24268a,b) were worn next to skin around wrists or ankles, in self-torture. The scourge (3-24269) was used for flagellation until blood was drawn.