Helmet (&lt;i&gt;Hoshi Kabuto&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Helmet (<I>Hoshi kabuto</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 14th century
Medium: Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 3 oz. (3120 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914


Accession year: 1914