Armored Skirt (Haidate)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a teal-colored armored skirt called "Haidate" by an unknown artist. The armored skirt is made of teal fabric with gold trim and has a distinctive design. The skirt is primarily teal with two long strips of gold fabric on the front, one on either side of the center. There is a wide gold band around the waist with a red pattern. Below the gold band, there are two sections of black armor plating, each consisting of multiple horizontal rows of small, rectangular metal plates stitched together with blue thread. The armor has two long straps on either side that appear to be used for tying it on. The background of the image is gray, with a darker shade at the top and a lighter shade at the bottom.