Canoe Shield (Utukwei [?])
Object type: Canoe shield
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Nggala peoples
Date: early to mid-20th century
Medium: Sago palm petioles, wood, fiber, paint
Dimensions: H. 51 x W. 49 x D. 5 in. (129.5 x 124.5 x 12.7 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Swagup village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979