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Wooden armour
Object Number 69-30-10/2062
Display Title Wooden armour
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden armour. Although there is no sign of it here, the rectangular panels left free of twining at the front and back were typically painted with crest designs analogous to insignia worn by knights and samurai.
Inventory Description Wooden vest armor, twine covered wooden slats with leather straps, + shaped
Classification
  • Armor
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 57 x 1.7 cm (25 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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