helmet (headwear (armour: body armour)); helmet; hachi

A well made example in classical style. Body of the helmet is made up of 32 thin plates with a flange on the outer edge. Each plate is riveted to the next in six places and there is a hole in the middle at the top where they all come together. An added flange all round the bottom of the helmet has pairs of small holes at 1 1/2" intervals along the outer edge. A neck guard would have been attached, but is missing. A peak (mabesashi) is fitted to the front by hammered down rivets; it has an added socket attached possibly for a plume. The whole is made of russet iron, but appears to have been varnished on the outside.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
6.9.66/68
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 5.9055 x 9.252 x 11.4173 in.; 150 x 235 x 290 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
russet iron
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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