Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Chief Wafrubo
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, seeds
Dimensions: H. 71 1/2 x W. 21 3/4 in. (181.6 x 55.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Agani village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Pomatsj River (northern tributary)
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978