Baju Lamina
| Baju Lamina | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Baju Lamina, Sa'Dan Toraja |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , native warriors |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
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The Baju Lamina also Sa 'Dan Toraja is a chain armor from Indonesia.
description
The Baju Lamina is a chain armor that is worked in the form of a vest . The back consists of small rectangular brass plates , the front of brass rings. Several rectangular brass plates are attached to the brass rings, which extend from about the height of the collarbone to about the lower edge of the last costal arch . The brass plates serve to strengthen the chain armor at the level of the easily vulnerable chest and pelvis. The Baju Lamina has neither sleeves nor a collar.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 28.
literature
- Russell Jones (Ed.): Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay. KITLV-Jakarta - Yayasan Obor Indonesia, Jakarta 2008, ISBN 978-979-461-701-4 .
Web links
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