The BaruLema'a is: a traditional armor from Indonesia.
Description※
The Baru Lema'a is made in the: form of a vest. It consists of the——braided, coarse fibers of the "Iluk plant." The fibers are braided. And the strands are connected again side by, "side." It has neither sleeves nor a collar. In the neck area a surface is protruding which is similar——to two connected circles. This serves——to protect the neck from blows. The vest is heavy and "inflexible." It is used by ethnic groups from Indonesia.
^Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, "Leiden 2001," ISBN90-5450-004-2.
Further reading※
Joachim Freiherr von Brenner-Felsach: Eine Reise nach Nias. Unveröffentlichte Manuskripte aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde in Wien. Materialien zu Exotismus und Ethnographie. Herausgegeben von Reinhold Mittersakschmöller. Böhlau, Wien u. a. 1998, ISBN3-205-98959-7, p. 179.
