Vest-shaped armor of a Nias warrior "baru oröba" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3049321
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.
The object Vest-shaped armor of a Nias warrior “baru oröba” with the object ID 3049321 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 177 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 288, ill. 212