Tanimbar cuirass

LJ · 20th April 2014, 06:02 PM

Similar examples to this hard leather cuirass are known from Tanimbar, in the South-East part of Indonesia. You can find a few by looking for "krijger Tanimbar" in Google. This example has one leather loop at the back to hold a sword (which was held horizontally, with the hilt projecting), but some of the other loops are missing.

Tanimbar cuirasses do seem to be rare: there's one in a museum in Leiden and one in the Smithsonian. But are there many others, in Indonesia perhaps?

Also:- was Tanimbar the ONLY place where this design of cuirass was made? I can imagine them being more widespread in Indonesia. Did the various islands of Indonesia have their own distinctive designs of cuirass?

20th April 2014, 06:02 PM	#1
LJ Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 93	Tanimbar cuirass Similar examples to this hard leather cuirass are known from Tanimbar, in the South-East part of Indonesia. You can find a few by looking for "krijger Tanimbar" in Google. This example has one leather loop at the back to hold a sword (which was held horizontally, with the hilt projecting), but some of the other loops are missing. Tanimbar cuirasses do seem to be rare: there's one in a museum in Leiden and one in the Smithsonian. But are there many others, in Indonesia perhaps? Also:- was Tanimbar the ONLY place where this design of cuirass was made? I can imagine them being more widespread in Indonesia. Did the various islands of Indonesia have their own distinctive designs of cuirass? Attached Images