CultureAsmat people
Titles
- War Shield
Date1900–1950
Fabricated inPapua New Guinea
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions59 × 27 × 3 in. (149.9 × 68.6 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Lawrence Family Foundation at "One Great Night in November, 2011"
Object number2011.1029
Non exposé
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1935–1962
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