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1906.73.1

Body armour of rawhide, with high backpiece. It is fastened in front with wood toggles. The rim of the backpiece is reinforced with cane. [El.B 22/3/2007]

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1906.73.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Body armour of rawhide, with high backpiece. It is fastened in front with wood toggles. The rim of the backpiece is reinforced with cane. [El.B 22/3/2007]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Tanimbar
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
Before 1906
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 765 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.73.1
Research and responses

Cuirass - body armour that protects the torso of the wearer above the waist or hips. Originally it was a thick leather garment covering the body from neck to waist, consisting of a breastplate and a backpiece fastened together with straps and buckles and a gorget, a collar protecting the throat. [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [AP 4/5/2000]

Search terms: Armour Weapon, Armour

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