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Shin guards

These shin guards probably belonged to the armour of an Inca soldier. The applied motif is the Andean cross or chakana. Some researchers attribute these shin guards to earlier cultures such as Huari. As none of them have been derived from confirmed archaeological findings to date, the cultural classification is not clear. The armour of a soldier in Ancient Peru had to be light, as he had to cover long distances on foot. There were neither mounts nor draught animals that could pull transport wagons.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Beinkleidung
Dimensions
Width: 12 cm
Height: 35 cm
Material/Technique
Reed, Cotton, Camelids wrapped, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 32676 a+b

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Hagmann; 3668
  • Production
    when
    7th - 11th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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