Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people, Betjew
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 53 x W. 17 1/2 x D. 4 1/4 in. (134.6 x 44.5 x 10.8 cm)
Classification: Wood-Paintings
Geography:  Utumbuwe  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Yiwe or Utumbuwe River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978