Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
War Shield

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
Not on view

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ProvenanceMonu Village, West Papua New Guinea; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas, by 2011]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.

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