Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Shield

CultureIatmul people
Titles
  • Shield
Date1915–1920
PlacePapua New Guinea
MediumWood, paint, rattan, and bark
Dimensions53 1/16 × 12 × 6 in. (134.7 × 30.5 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robert J. Cruikshank in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 1989"
Object number89.259
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view

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ProvenanceGrassi Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig, Germany, 1918; [Maureen Zarember, Tambaran Gallery, New York, by 1989]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.

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