Shield (Grere'o)

Unknown Artist

Early to mid-19th century

Shield (Grere'o) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment

Dimensions

H. 34 in. × W. 10 1/2 in. × D. 1 in. (86.4 × 26.7 × 2.5 cm)

Classification

Shell-Implements|Textiles-Non-Woven

Culture

Solomon Islands people

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972

Accession Number

1978.412.730

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