armour
Objectcode
EA/24/1
Description (brief)
Armour made from tightly-knit tree bark fibre. The parts covering belly and lower back are decorated with vertical bands of yellow fibre. The part covering the chest is knit more loosely and decorated with horizontal yellow bands. The armour is attached on the shoulders with tree bark chord and rings. The hinge between chest and stomach covering is decorated with bird's wings, pieces of fur and a branch bound with tree bark fibre.
Origin(s)
Wissel Lakes, Paniai
Dimensions (L x W)
53,0 x 44,0 cm
Production technique
plait work
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» orchid fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» fur
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» verdedigingsmiddelen en bescherming