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Asien, Japan |
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Hjälm. Mörkt rödbrunt lack. Svagt synligt familjeemblem (mon) i form av sammanställda fyrkanter. Skadad på dekorationen. Hjälmprydnad av trä i form av en åtta-armad bläckfisk (skadad). Litteratur: Dower, John W: The Elements of Japanese Design. Tokyo 1979, s 142 fig 2451-70.
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Helmets were sometimes adorned with elaborate features, including horns, crab claws, or rabbit ears. While this particular example is perhaps more fantastical than fearsome, some helmets, especially t...
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Helmets were sometimes adorned with elaborate features, including horns, crab claws, or rabbit ears. While this particular example is perhaps more fantastical than fearsome, some helmets, especially those with face masks, could be quite terrifying...The octopus is a popular motif in Japanese culture, the result of a deep connection to the sea and the creatures living in it...warriors likely chose the octopus as a crest because it represents vitality, but also because it was a common nightmare of every seaman to be drawn into a deadly hug of this powerful creature...because some octopuses can heal their cut tentacles, the Japanese probably believed that their effigies would protect against injury....While it’s possible the ostentatious octopus crest indicates the helmet was created for show or ceremonial use...the octopus can be removed easily and the helmet is so solid and well-made that in battle it would have provided the best protection available at the time. There are various theories about why such elaborate helmets developed—including the need for foot soldiers to be able to see their commanders amid the chaos of the battlefield. (from "The Tentacled Topper", blog by by Shannon Hunt 2019).
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Ursprung i Japan, Asien.
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Förvärvad 1904 av Schwartze, J C F.
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Material, engelska<itemMaterial> |
- wood
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Materialkategori<itemMaterial> |
- trä
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Material<itemMaterial> |
- trä
- lack
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Japanska rustningar
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Militär teknologi (710)
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Uniformer och utrustning (714)
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Höjd: 49,5 cm. totalt
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Bredd: 37,5 cm. totalt
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Djup: 39 cm. totalt
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Sakord japanska<itemName> |
- kabuto
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Sakord, engelska<itemName> |
- helmet
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Sakord<itemName> |
- hjälm
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Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet |
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