Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, sago palm leaves
Dimensions: H. 76 x W. 19 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (193 x 49.5 x 11.4 cm)

Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Pupis village (?)  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Unir or Pomatsj River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978