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Armour1922.950 A-B

Wooden slat body armour which has been painted and has small faces carved in a line round its middle. The slats are bound together with string-like binding; Good. Additional description: Armour consists of curved front and back pieces, each with an upper flap. Rear piece is shorter, but curves into a tongue shape at centre. Body sections secured together with four horizontal bands of lashing. Flaps secured with two bands of lashing. Front and back body sections decorated with a row of carved heads. The two flaps have a single head at centre of each. Armour also painted with geometric shapes. (J. Tanner, 1999).

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, paint and leather
Made in
Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Armor16/6747

THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900

Culture
Nlaka'pamux
Material
wood, pigment and string
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Armor16/6737

THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900

Culture
Nlaka'pamux
Material
wood, hide, pigment and bark thread
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Armour2989/2

Large brown armoured vest. Vest has two plaited straps that go over shoulders and a piece in front that can be tied closed. Front of vest is adorned with six nutshells tied on with leather cord. Back of vest is completely covered in bone plaits. Top of front flap is adorned with feathers and sewn with green thread to hold on remaining feathers.

Culture
Toradja
Material
bone, fibre, wood, nutshell, feather, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armor, Wooden Rods19/1039
Armor, Depicts Ke War Klue19/1038
Armor19/1036

AMERICA'S FASCINATING INDIAN HERITAGE. MAXWELL, JAMES, EDITOR, 1978, Publisher: READER'S DIGEST

Culture
Tlingit: Hootsnahoo
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Hootsnahoo, Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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