Shield

Museum number:

11-37172

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.1734

Donor:

Ralph Craib

Collection place:

Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

Culture or time period:

Asmat

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Shields (armor)

Function:

1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control

Accession date:

1963

Department:

Oceania

Loans:

S1964-1965 #4: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 14, 1964–August 21, 1964), S1965-1966 #51: California State University, East Bay (January 7, 1965–February 5, 1966), S1966-1967 #35: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (November 29, 1966–November 29, 1966), S1968-1969 #118: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (May 13, 1969–May 13, 1969), and S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)

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