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Object Number 37-98-70/645
Display Title Metal jacket worn by warrior & on feast days
Descriptions
Inventory Description Breastplate, curved sheet metal, two parts - one for each arm, curved spikes
Classification
  • Breastplate
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 47 x 38 cm (22 7/16 x 18 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-98-70/645

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