Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people, Betjew or Biapis
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, sago palm leaves
Dimensions: H. 61 x W. 20 x D. 6 1/2 in. (154.9 x 50.8 x 16.5 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:    Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Yiwe or Utumbuwe or Eilanden River (?)
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978