Toraja Horn Slat Armor Vest and Helmet
$ 2,900.00
Category: Ethnographic and Tribal Art Sub Category: Indonesia and the Philippines Culture or Country: Toraja People, Celebes Island, (Silahuasi). Period: Late 19th - early 20th century. Size: 29-1/2”H. armor only. Hat 7-1/2”H. x 10-1/4”D. 48-1/2” overall height , including mount. Description: A fine, vest type armor composed of small, rectangular...
| Category: | Ethnographic and Tribal Art |
| Sub Category: | Indonesia and the Philippines |
| Culture or Country: | Toraja People, Celebes Island, (Silahuasi). |
| Period: | Late 19th - early 20th century. |
| Size: | 29-1/2”H. armor only. Hat 7-1/2”H. x 10-1/4”D. 48-1/2” overall height , including mount. |
| Description: | A fine, vest type armor composed of small, rectangular shingles of horn, overlapped and affixed to a woven plant fiber base by cane stripping and cotton cord. Button fasteners on the rear, plus a very large button at front navel as ornament, carved from the same animal horn. Complete and in exc. cond. Together with a close but non matching helmet made of a woven basketry hat covered with rectangular bone plaque armor plates, each plaque perforated and strung in rows. Accented with rounded horn button plaques. Exhibits an old mellow surface patina. A few minor imperfections, overall exc. cond. Mounted together on a wooden base with metal armiture, custom stand. |
| Provenance: | Ex. Bill Freeman Estate Collection, Scottsdale AZ. & NM., acquired 1960s-1980s for the vest. Collection of Judith E. Hilburg, Vallejo, CA., acquired from Heart of Africa, Inc., San Diego, CA. for the helmet. |
