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Old 19th April 2012, 07:26 AM   #2
Timo Nieminen
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Looks Taiwanese. Conical woven rattan helmets are traditional Taiwanese aboriginal armour.

Conical rattan helmets were also used in China, 19th century (and earlier), and perhaps into the 20th. Woven rattan helmets, non-conical, were used in Indonesia/Philippines, so I wouldn't be surprised if conical ones were used there too.
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