Vest-shaped armor of a Nias warrior "baru oröba"
Indonesia - Nias
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySize
H: 60 cm
B: 50 cm (shoulders)
H: 23.6 inch
B: 19.7 inch (shoulders)
Description
leather, blackened, rattan,
Traditionally made of eleven pieces. The narrow central sheet at the back ending in a decoration of two circular ornaments, meant to protect the neck.