Chilta hazar masha (Coat of a thousand nails), bazu band (arm guards), zirah pajama (mail trousers), dhal (shield). Indian armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded. Fabric armor was very popular in India because metal became very hot under the Indian sun. Stibbert Museum, Florence Italy.
Indian (Sind/Sindh) armor, late 18th to early 19th c, detail view of the dastana (arm guard), steel, brass, Met Museum, Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935, constructed of mail and steel plates decorated with embossed brass plaques, thought to come from the northeast Indian kingdom of Sind, now a province in southern Pakistan. The region was ruled by Mirs of the Talpur family from 1783 to 1843, when it was taken over by the British, this is one of the best examples of surviving sind armors.
Indian (sind) armor late 18th–early 19th century. Steel, brass, helmet, shirt, trousers, dastana (arm guards), boots. This distinctive armor, constructed of mail and steel plates decorated with embossed brass plaques, is thought to come from Sind, now a province of Southern Pakistan. The region was ruled by Mirs of the Talpur family from 1783 until 1843, when it was taken over by the British. Stibbert Museum, Florence Italy.
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Chilta hazar masha (coat of a thousand nails), kulah khud (helmet), bazu band (arm guards). Indian armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded. Fabric armor was very popular in India because metal became very hot under the Indian sun. This example has additional armor plates on the chest area, arms, and thighs. The Wallace Collection, London England.
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