Armor from Kiribati in Micronesia with a porcupinefish helmet.
Front |
Back |
Tlingit armor from the Pacific Northwest.
Ring mail fashioned with Chinese coins |
War helmet representing totemic killer whale |
Pictures of other pieces of armor in the collection.
Spanish breastplate |
Moro armor from Mindanao |
Yi armor from Western China |
Ifugao shield from Luzon (left) Papuan shield (right) |
Shields from Papua New Guinea |
Spanish shield (Adaga) from Mexico (top left) Pueblo shield from New Mexico (lower left) Kayan shield (Kliau) from Borneo (right) |
Indian shield (top) Persian shield (middle) Ethiopian shield (bottom) |
African shields |
Pictures of various weapons in the collection.
Maces |
Clubs |
Clubs |
More clubs |
Spear throwers |
Axes and daggers |
Swords and daggers |
More bladed weapons |
There is also an online exhibition which features some of the weapons and armor on display and additional items in the collection.
The final picture is of a small scale model (not quite 1/72) of the main temple at Tenayuca that is on display with the museum's collection of Mesoamerican artifacts.