Baru Öröba

	Baru Öröba Baru Öröba is the traditional armor of the Nias people in Indonesia. The earliest examples of this type of armor were made out of crocodile skin. After the crocodile can no longer be found on Nias, the material is replaced with hammered metal. Description Oroba is a native vest-shaped armor from Nias Island. The older ones that were made from crocodile skin are called öroba uli mbuaya. They are made from 11 pieces of crocodile skin that are connected with the ösumö technique. A piece of crocodile's back skin with dermal frills becomes the main part because it is used as the backside material of the vest and its size is bigger than other pieces of skin. Two pieces of skin that are large enough become the cover of the chest to the waist, and two pieces of curved skin turn into a shoulder cover. Another pair of crocodile skin were used to cover the vest, starting from the side of the body, armpits, and backside of the neck. Through a certain process, the crocodile's ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Baju Empurau The Baju Empurau (also known in English language as "war jacket") is an armour from Indonesia. Description The Baju Empurau is a kind of armor that is made of materials found in nature. It consists of fish scales and tree bark. The larger fish scales are attached to the lower vest with split rattan fibers, the smaller ones with a fixed string made from plant fibers. The lower vest consists of interwoven layers of tree bark. The vest has no sleeves, no collar and is provided with a semicircular shape in the neck area, which serves to protect the neck from blows. It is used by the Sea Dayak ethnic group.Albert G. van Zonneveld: ''Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago.'' C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, , p. 28. See also * Baju lamina * Baju rantai * Baru Öröba * Baru lema'a Karambalangan Karambalangan is a type of personal armor from Java. It is a metal coating worn in front of the chest or breastplate. History The ''Kakawin Ramayana'' (c. 870 AD), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Body Armor Body armour, personal armour (also spelled ''armor''), armoured suit (''armored'') or coat of armour, among others, is armour for human body, a person's body: protective clothing or close-fitting hands-free shields designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards, or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary citizens. Today there are two main types: regular non-plated body armor for moderate to substantial protection, and hard-plate reinforced body armor for maximum protection, such as used by combatants. History Many factors have affected the development of personal armor throughout human history. Significant factors in the development of armor include the economic and technological necessities of armor production. For instance full plate armor first appeared in medieval Europe when water-powered trip hammers made the formation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Asian Armour Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: Asian people, people in or descending from Asia Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asia Asian (cat), a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colors and patterns * Asii (also Asiani), a historic Central Asian ethnic group mentioned in Roman-era writings * Asian option, a type of option contract in finance * Asyan, a village in Iran See also * * * East Asia * South Asia * Southeast Asia * Asiatic (other) Asiatic refers to something related to Asia. Asiatic may also refer to: * Asiatic style, a term in ancient stylistic criticism associated with Greek writers of Asia Minor * In the context of Ancient Egypt, beyond the borders of Egypt and the cont ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Indonesian Inventions This list of Indonesian inventions and discoveries details the Indonesian art, indigenous arts and techniques, Culture of Indonesia, cultural inventions, Science and technology in Indonesia, scientific discoveries and contributions of Indonesian people, the people of Indonesian Archipelago — both ancient and modern state of Indonesia. As a developing nation, currently Indonesia suffers a shortage of scientist, scientific personnel and engineers. The lack of research and development, also hampers Indonesia's comparative competitiveness. Nevertheless, despite the shortcomings, its people and government continues their efforts to advance the nation's science and technology sectors. Among other things, by promoting innovation and technology through Indonesia Science Day. Since ancient times, native Indonesians have accumulated knowledge and developed technology stemmed from necessities; from naval navigation knowledge, traditional shipbuilding technology, Textile, textile techniques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Siping-siping Siping-siping, simping-simping, or sisimping, is a type of armor used in Java. It is a short sleeveless jacket made of scale-shaped metal plates. Description Unlike the kawaca which was only worn by high-ranking warriors, this battle outfit was mostly worn by infantry soldiers. It is usually defined as scale armor, Suryo Supomo interprets it as a metal plated jacket. Those who proved themselves in battle mentioned in the ''Nawanatya'' (a court etiquette manual composed in the 14th century) had jackets "decorated with shell discs". Several Javanese text indicated that some are made of brass. Due to the lack of surviving metal armor remains in the Javanese military, Jiří Jákl suggests that the siping-siping may have been made of buffalo hide reinforced with metal parts. Another possibility is that it was made from buffalo hide and reinforced with small discs of shells called ''siping-siping''. At first the word ''siping''-''siping'' referred to a type of shellfish and its s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kawaca Kawaca is a term for war attire mentioned in Old Javanese texts. Its name comes from the Sanskrit ''kawaca'' which means armor, cuirass, a type of chain mail, any kind of cover, corset, jacket. Description Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, in his Old Javanese-English dictionary, defines kawaca as a chain mail, possibly shaped like a jacket, which is made of metal. The word also has a second meaning, namely the shirt worn by the clergy. Irawan Djoko Nugroho argues that in a military context, kawaca means armor. It is shaped like a long tube and is made of cast copper. According to Jiří Jákl, kawaca was a metal breastplate worn on the upper body of a high-ranking soldier. In high Balinese language, ''kwaca'' or ''kuwaca'' is a general term for a jacket, although it used to mean armor in Old Javanese. In modern Javanese language, kawaca means cuirass or chain mail. The ''Kakawin Ramayana'' (c. 870 AD), which is the Javanese version of Valmiki's epic Ramayana (c. 500 CE), mentions cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karambalangan Karambalangan is a type of personal armor from Java. It is a metal coating worn in front of the chest or breastplate. History The ''Kakawin Ramayana'' (c. 870 AD), which is the Javanese version of Valmiki's epic Ramayana (c. 500 BC), mentions clothing and armor that reflect the era. A member of the royal family is said to wear crown, ''padaka'' (collar, medallion, or breastplate), ''karambalangan'' (girdle or plastron) and use gold-plated armor even in battle. Karambalangan was recorded in the ''Kidung'' ''Panji Wijayakrama-Rangga Lawe'' (written as early as 1334 AD), which mentioned that Rangga Lawe wore ''karambalangan manik'' (jeweled karambalangan) when he rebelled against Majapahit (1295 AD).Berg, C.C. (1930). Rangga Lawe: Middeljavaansche Historische Roman: Critisch uitgegeven'. Batavia: Kon. Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen (''Bibliotheca Javanica'', 1). Emperor Raden Wijaya in that kidung was recorded using golden ''karambalangan manik''. In the ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]