Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Ji
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 59 x W. 20 x D. 2 in. (149.9 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Weo (Wejo) 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