Armour Item Number: N2.1321 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Full suit of armour, including leggings, skirt, tunic and helmet. Bands of lacquer threaded together to form a flexible unit. Parts are padded and embroidered and lined with floral silk brocade. Gold-coloured plates with purple silk cord.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Ellen Hart before November 15, 1949
- Received from Ellen Hart (Donor) on November 15, 1949
What
- Name
- Armour
- Identification Number
- N2.1321
- Type of Item
- armour
- Material
- bronze metal ?, lacquer, silk fibre and bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, lacquered and threaded
- Overall
- height 9.0 in, width 22.0 in, depth 52.0079 in
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Ellen Hart
- Received from
- Ellen Hart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 15, 1949
- Acquisition Date
- on November 15, 1949
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 78
- Accession Number
- 2276/0001