Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Crop your artwork:
Scan your QR code:
Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Shield
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Yentschemangua village, Middle Sepik River
Culture: Nyaura Iatmul people
Medium: Wood, paint, bamboo, fiber
Dimensions: H. 53 1/2 x W. 17 x D. 4 in. (135.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
Accession Number: 1978.412.714
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
