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Meo Warrior Breast Plate West Timor Middle 20th Century

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Meo Warrior Breast Plate West Timor Middle 20th Century

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Meo warrior breast plate - West Timor - middle 20th C. diameter: cm 14 (inch 5.6") WEIGHT: 100 g ca. Antique pectoral disk personally collected on the field during my last trip to Timor. It is very rare to find this kind of objects nowadays. Breast plates like this were worn as status symbol by Meo warrior priests during ceremonial occasions. The hemispheric protuberance in the middle of the disk represents a breast, symbol of abundance. This item has been certainly used for ceremonies, has evident signs of use, oxidation and dents.

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