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Shield

MOA: University of British Columbia

3383/6

Shield with designs carved in low relief on the convex front. The body has abstract mirrored M-shaped designs in orange-red, outlined in black, with brown in the negative space. The top of the shield has abstract eyes and nose. Back is plain except for a single black line painted horizontally across the shield above a large vertical carved handle.

  • Narrative

    According to the donor, the Asmat objects in this accession (3383/1-12), as well as one other carving sold to MOA in 1990 (1481/1), were collected by an explorer named Jim Allen during two trips: one in the spring of 1989, the other in the fall of 1989. On the second expedition they explored the remote Asmat territories of the upper Brazza and Senggo, by hiking down from the highlands. This shield was said to have been from a small village called 'Sepana'?

  • Type of Item shield
  • Culture Asmat
  • Material wood, paint
  • Measurements height 179.5 cm, width 44.8 cm, depth 12.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Jim Allen, Joanne Fallow
  • Received from Joanne Fallow
  • Made in Papua
  • Collection Date during 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 21, 2019
  • Acquisition Date on August 21, 2019
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3383/0006

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