Round shield

Date17th century

Label TextFashioned for battle, this shield protected the wearer from injury. Naiza Khan’s corset, also located in this gallery, was created during another time of conflict: when the United States intervened in Afghanistan, causing an exodus of 1.5 million refugees to Pakistan and an increase in weapons on Karachi’s streets. Both the corset and the shield were thus fashioned in response to militarization.

Object number38.138

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view beginning Jan. 13, 2023].

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

MediumMetal