Subject: warrior
Culture: Chukchi, Koryak, Yupik/Siberian (Asiatic) Eskimo
Setting: tribal warfare, Bering Strait region 17-19thc
Object: armor
* American Museum of Natural History > Stout Hall of Asian Peoples
"Chukchee warrior in full 19th-century armor. In this region, armor traditionally has been composed of bone or steel slats laced with reindeer sinew. Slat armor is known to be at least 2,000 years old. The warrior carries a long sinew-backed bow and a dog harness."
