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. 67 x W. 18 x D. 5 in. (170.2 x 45.7 x 12.7 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Per village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Asewetsj and Siretsj Rivers region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978