Tribal Armour from Toraja

€275,00 EUR

A SYMBOL OF PROTECTION

This stunning armour is handmade out of water buffalo bone discs embroidered onto a natural fibre crochet west.
It comes from Toraja on the beautiful island Sulawesi in Indonesia.

In ancient times wests like this were worn by worriors during battles as a status symbol. Today they are used in traditional ceremonial dances.

Dimensions: Stand heights vary between 78 - 93cm tall x 43cm wide shield.

It comes complete with a blackened metal stand and it's story printed out for you in a beautiful envelope. Being artisan crafted each armour is slightly different. 

The price is for 1 armour. If you buy 2 we will give you 2 different heights of stands to create a nice suite like in the photo.

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