Dastar Bungga
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Dastar Bungga, Akali Turban, Quoit Turban |
| Use: | Helmet, weapon bearer |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior box in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 50 cm |
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The Dastar Bungga is a protective weapon and weapon carrier from India.
description
The Dastar Bungga is used by the Akali Sikhs in India. It is usually made of fabric, has a conical shape and is about 50 cm high. Usually its color is indigo blue. Inside it is reinforced with rattan windings . The Sikh used the dastar bungga as a carrier for the throwing rings ( chakram , or quoit) they used in combat . The chakram are attached to the turban and are quickly at hand. Since the chakram are available in different diameters, many fit on the turban, as they are also light in weight. Other weapons such as small daggers or baghnakh were also carried. In some versions, longer daggers or decorative, flat metal rods were attached to the front, which additionally protected and reinforced the turban. When the chakram was attached, it also served as a helmet .
literature
- Wilbraham Egerton of Tatton: A description of Indian and oriental armor. Illustrated from the collection formerly in the India office, now exhibited at South Kensington, and the author's private collection. New edition. Allen, London 1896, p. 130 (reprinted as: Indian and oriental arms and armor. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola et al. NY 2002, ISBN 0-486-42229-1 ).
- Messages from the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg. NF Vol. 14, 1984, ISSN 0072-9469 , p. 161.
- Gayatri Nath Pant, KK Sharma: Indian Armors in the National Museum Collection. A catalog. National Museum of India, New Delhi 2001, ISBN 81-85832-12-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 203.