Kabuto (兜), detail of the shikoro (錣), black, red, & yellow leather, part of the classical
Japanese armour series. Hand stitched. Photography: Burke Photography.

Details shows the three tiers of rectangular kozane (小札): the kozane (scales) are laced together into boards. The leather kozane are hand cut and punched. I have stitched the kozane together using red, black and yellow leather lacing known as kawa odoshi (革縅).