In Sikkim and Bhutan , chain mail was traditionally used to protect the body. The head was protected by a forged steel helmet of a spherical shape, with a visor and lining [2] . The helmet also had three thick quilted fabric valves made of brocade - two cover the ears, and the third - the back of the neck. Outside the combat situation, the valves can be thrown back to the helmet dome. The neck is also protected by a red flannel collar, lined with leather. On top of the chain mail was worn a zerzal- type armor, in the form of four large disks connected by straps, like the Indo-Persian charaina - one disk covered the chest, back, and each side. Every two disks were interconnected by a pair of diagonally intersecting belts, in addition, there were two more shoulder belts [2] . A similar armor was used in Nepal [1] (see illustration). The waist was covered with a wide belt of narrow, vertically arranged metal plates, mutually overlapping, riveted to a leather base [2] . As a rule, special armor clothing made of leather or fabric was also used with armor. Such armor was used in Tibet until the 20th century [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Stone J.K. Great Encyclopedia of Weapons and Armor. Weapons and armor of all time. - M .: AST , 2010 .-- S. 704, 706. - 767 p. - ISBN 978-5-17-052-742-7 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Robinson, Russell. Chapter 6. China, Korea, Tibet, Bhutan // Armor of the peoples of the East = Oriental armor. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2006 .-- S. 205. - 280 p. - ISBN 5-9524-2225-X .
- ↑ Stone GK A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. - Courier Dover Publications, 1999 .-- P. 52. - ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 .
Literature
- Donald J. LaRocca. Warriors of the Himalayas: rediscovering the arms and armor of Tibet. - New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006 .-- ISBN 978-1-58839-180-3 .