Maranao brass corselet (kurab-a-kulang)

1800s Average: 80.6 cm (31 3/4 in.) Source image
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This corselet—armor worn to protect the torso—has broad, flaring shoulders, a circular neckline, and a skirt-like extension that protected the wearer’s upper thighs. Armor of this type was worn in the Philippines following colonization by Spain. Its brass plates are connected...

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