Lining for a Bazuband (forearm guard)
Culture
Indian
Date1700s–1800s
Mediumiron, silk, burlap, and fiber stuffing
Dimensions36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.), less than 1 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1023.2
DescriptionRed silk cut to shape of arm guard, which if opened flat, creates large flat "mitten" extension. Lightly hand-quilted with burlap backing & batting between. Extension has red silk atop burlap with fine butted-ringed iron mail.ProvenanceEx collection Angelo Peyron (Florence, Italy). Purchased by the Museum on 6 November 1954, from Savoy Art and Auction Galleries (NYC), part of lot 834 (with 3092.1-3, 5-8). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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