Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Mbes
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 71 1/2 in. (181.6 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:  Tomor (Tjemor) village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Unir (Undir) River, upper
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978