Lamellar coat

Description

Coat of lamellar armour with full sleeves, rows of polished iron lamellae with leather bindings covering body, thighs and upper arms, and with leather forearm and hem sections: Tibet, 14th to 17th century AD

Museum reference

A.1909.406

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Lamellar coat

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

14th - 17th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Iron, Leather, Textile

Physical description

Polished steel plates, leather thongs, forearm coverings of yak leather, small steel buttons

Associations

Younghusband, Francis, Lieutenant Colonel Sir, 1863 - 1942
British Expedition to Tibet, 1903 - 1904 (Younghusband Campaign)

Exhibitions

• Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armour of Tibet (08 Jan 2006 - 02 Jul 2006)
  Metropolitan Museum of Art

References

LaRocca, Donald J. (2006) Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet, Newhaven and London: Yale University Press