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Description: | Body Armour (Chahar Aina). Breast, side and back plates. Steel damascened with gold in scrolling floral decoration (Kuftwork). Leather straps covered in a woven design with a floral motif. Buckles attach the straps. There are four straps per panel except for the front panel, which has six. The extra two straps were made to fit over the wearer's shoulders. The inside of each panel is padded and lined with purple velvet. The front and back panels are rectangular, the side panels are smaller and cut to fit under the arms. Left side panel has a small dented area. The straps are worn, some broken (and missing?). Lining becoming unstitched in areas.
Accession number: NCM 1879-107 | Subjects: | INDIAN SIKH armour arms and armour | Temporal: | 1870-1878 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker Patiala workshops | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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