Asmat
Shield
Asmat, 1933-1966
Scroll
Asmat
Shield
Asmat, 1933-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood, pigment, 75 9/16 x 18 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (192 x 47 x 11 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number
2002.634
Shield (Asmat)
Oceanic, New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
(mid 20th century)
Wood with ochre, white and black pigments
The Baltimore Museum of Art:
Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
BMA 2002.634
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2002; Bernice Barth from her husband, Arthur H. Barth; Arthur H. Barth Primitive Art, Beverly Hills, CA; purhcase in Europe in the 1960s
Bowers Museum of Cultural History, Santa Ana California, 1975-2000?
BMA Today. May/June 2003. pg 6.
