Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Teme
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, cassowary quills, seeds, feathers
Dimensions: H. 61 7/8 x W. 18 1/4 in. (157.2 x 46.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Sauwa village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Pomatsj River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978