Every piece of property should be marked. The slave is tied down to a padded table with rope at the ankles, knees, and hips. She is gagged with a leather stuff gag. Her master uses a blow torch to heat up a steel pin till it glows red hot. Then he uses it to brand her on the thigh. After several snake bite brands along the pattern, he switches to a thin needle to fill in the details of the brand.

Every piece of property should be marked. The slave is tied down to a padded table with rope at the ankles, knees, and hips. She is gagged with a leather stuff gag. Her master uses a blow torch to heat up a steel pin till it glows red hot. Then he uses it to brand her on the thigh. After several snake bite brands along the pattern, he switches to a thin needle to fill in the details of the brand.