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1898.56.10

Hide cuirass. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]

1898.56.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hide cuirass. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
Long description
Hide cuirass, made from a single piece of hide, which folds together at the front. The back section is much higher, the front section comes up to just below the chest. Perforations around the side, with plant fibre and cane passed through a few of them. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Tanimbar Islands
Person
Field collector Cornelis Marinus Pleyte
PRM source Cornelis Marinus Pleyte
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Height: max 230 mm, Width: max 375 mm, Length: max 730 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.56.10

Search terms: Armour Weapon, Breast Plate Armour

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