Armour Item Number: N2.1320 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Full suit of armour, including leggings, skirt, tunic and helmet. Bands of lacquered bamboo are threaded together to form a flexible unit. Parts are padded and embroidered. Black plates with grey silk cord. Lined with blue floral damask fabric. Medieval style. Predominantly black, with blue and green accents.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Mary E. Crawford and Basil G. Hamilton
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before February 1954
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) during February 1954
What
- Name
- Armour
- Identification Number
- N2.1320
- Type of Item
- armour
- Material
- metal, lacquer, silk fibre, bamboo grass and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, threaded and lacquered
- Overall
- height 165.0 cm, width 53.0 cm, depth 38.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Mary E. Crawford, Basil G. Hamilton and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before February 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 78
- Accession Number
- 1856/0001