Shield (Dhàl)

Medium

Hide (buffalo), rattan, hair, polychromy

Dimensions

H. 35 3/4 in. (90.8 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 11.5 oz. (1686.8 g)

Classification

Shields

Culture

Indian, Assam, Naga Hills

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.634