Bornu armor
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Bornu armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Nigeria , ethnic groups from Borno , former Bornu Empire |
| Distribution: | Nigeria |
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The Bornu Armor is a protective weapon in the form of a breastplate from the north-eastern Nigeria in Africa .
description
The Bornu armor (English: strip-iron cuirass ) is made of steel . It is constructed from steel strips of different widths, which are riveted to form the breastplate . The back stripes are made wider than those on the front. The right side of the body is open so that it can be attracted from this side. The shoulder straps are tied to the breastplate with leather straps, the inside of the armor is padded with leather and fabric .
The neckline is deeper on the front than on the back, where it is hardly present.
Compared to other armor, the entire armor is rather rough; the irregular riveting is particularly striking.
literature
- H. Russell Robinson : Oriental Armor. Emphasis. Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 2002, ISBN 0-486-41818-9 , p. 87.
- Christopher Spring : African Arms and Armor. British Museum Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-7141-2508-3 , p. 36.
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. Together with Some Closely Related Subjects. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine 1934, p. 69. (Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , limited preview in Google Book Search)
- Johanna Agthe , Karin Strauss (texts): Arms from Central Africa. Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-88270-354-7 , p. 255 (Fig. 324).
Web links
- Image sample of a Bornu breastplate in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford , English, accessed September 26, 2012