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Kawaca

Close-up of a statue in Singhasari temple. According to I.D. Nugroho, this is an armor made of assembled plates.

Kawaca is a term for war attire mentioned in Old Javanese texts.[1]: 320  Its name comes from the Sanskrit kawaca which means armor, cuirass, a type of chain mail, any kind of cover, corset, jacket.[2]: 823 

  1. ^ Nugroho, Irawan Djoko (2011). Majapahit Peradaban Maritim. Suluh Nuswantara Bakti. ISBN 978-602-9346-00-8.
  2. ^ Zoetmulder, P. J. (1982). Old Javanese-English dictionary. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. ISBN 9024761786.

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