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. 8 ft. 3 3/4 in. × W. 27 1/8 in. × D. 5 1/2 in. (253.4 × 68.9 × 14 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Geography:    Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979