Shield
Unidentified Asmat maker
19th century
Wood and organic pigment
Overall: 65 1/2 × 17 × 4 3/4 in. (166.4 × 43.2 × 12.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Corice and Armand P. Arman
S.978.196
Geography
Place Made: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Exhibition History
Echoes of Excalibur: Edged Weaponry Around the World, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 29, 1979-March 11, 1980.
Provenance
Pierre Dominique Gaisseau (1923-1997); Corice Canton Arman and Armand P. Arman (1928-2005), New York, New York; given to present collection, 1978.
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