Coat of Mail with Horn Plates
Culture
Moro People
Date1800s
MediumBrass, kabau horn, and silver
Dimensions75 × 80 cm (29 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.), 25 lb, 7 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.834
DescriptionSome losses of the decorative silver appliques.Label TextMail was brought to the Philippines through contact with Islamic culture in the Middle Ages. To this day, the Philippines have a significant Muslim minority, known as the Moros (“Moors”). This tailored and ornamented mail coat would have been worn by a person of some wealth and importance.ProvenancePurchased by Museum from Mrs. W.H. Hodge, The Hodge-Podgery (Silver Springs, Maryland) on August 21, 1953.
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