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Shield

Asmat, Mid-20th century

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Asmat

Shield

Asmat, Mid-20th century

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.

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