The Baju Lamina (also known as Lamena by Bugis, Sa 'Dan by Toraja, lamina or laminah by Malays) [1] [2] is a mail and plate armor from the Nusantara archipelago (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Philippines).
The Baju Lamina (also known as Lamena by Bugis, Sa 'Dan by Toraja, lamina or laminah by Malays) [1] [2] is a mail and plate armor from the Nusantara archipelago (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Philippines).
The Baju Lamina is a chain armor that is worked in the form of a vest. The back portion consist of small rectangular brass plates, the front of brass rings. Several rectangular brass plates are attached to the brass rings, which extend from the height of the collarbone to about the lower edge of the last costal arch. The brass plates serve to reinforce the chain armor at the level of the more vulnerable chest and pelvis. The Baju Lamina has neither sleeves nor a collar. [1] One of the earliest references to this armor is after the conquest of Malacca by Portuguese (1511). The son of Afonso de Albuquerque mentioned the armament of Malacca: [3] [4]
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