Armour
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Moro armour ("kurab-a-kulang"), made of plates of carabao (water buffalo) horn linked with brass chainmail and silver clasps inspired by Japanese and Chinese examples.
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Identifier
As.9867
Origin
Moro (Philippines)
Materials
buffalo horn
brass
brass
Physical Dimensions
Height: 74.50 centimetres
Weight: 8.26 kilograms
Width: 65.80 centimetres
Depth: 5 centimetres
Weight: 8.26 kilograms
Width: 65.80 centimetres
Depth: 5 centimetres
Provenance
Purchased from: Presented by A.W.Franks, June 23,1876. Purchased by him fom Bryce Wright. Originally brought to England by Lieutenant Hinds of HMS "Challenger", acquired from the "Moro Indians, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Isl." Original label with register number lost; re-registered as Q1972As.2848 in 1972; identified as Christy 9867 in 1996. (AMD,4/1996). Compare with As1952,08.01 See AOA Christy Correspondence Letter Bryce M Wright, FRGS, FRHistS, 90 Great Russell St/A W Franks, 20 June 1876 - 'I have bought a quantity of specimens from the "Challenger" and have some very rare Implements. Amongst them is a very fine (and I have been informed it is the only specimen in England) Coat of Mail made of Buffalo Horn & Brass Rings by the Moro Indians of Mindanao Phillippines...' Previous owner/ex-collection: Bryce McMurdo Wright Sr. Dealer of minerals, natural history and ethnographic artefacts (1814-1874). Wright began in business in about 1842 selling minerals and fossils. He later owned a shop on Great Russell Street, London and began dealing ethnographic material and archaeology in the 1860s, and sold to the British Museum.
His son, also named Bryce McMurdo Wright (1850-1895) was an English mineralogist and conchologist who worked of the family business. He was present on voyages of the 'Sunbeam', between 1876 and 1883.
His son, also named Bryce McMurdo Wright (1850-1895) was an English mineralogist and conchologist who worked of the family business. He was present on voyages of the 'Sunbeam', between 1876 and 1883.
Acquisition Date
1876
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG81724
Display status
On display (G43/dc4)
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“Armour,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2526.
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