Shield
Object type: Shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people, Betjew
Artist: Chief Cheritepitsj
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 63 1/2 in. (161.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
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