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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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1860–1900
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1870–1900
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c. 1945–1990
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1880–1890
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1925
Cane, rattan, cassowary feathers, mud, and paint
93.390
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
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1915–1920
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89.259
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1915–1920
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1855–1870
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1950–1960
Wood and paint
91.1924