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Round shield
Round shield

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
Islamic
17th century
Object number: 38.134
Breast plate
Islamic
17th century
Object number: 38.135
Breast plate
Islamic
17th century
Object number: 38.136
Cavalry Sword
Islamic
17th-18th century
Object number: 34.166
Sword
Islamic
17th century
Object number: 38.133
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Islamic
13th - 15th century
Object number: 44.639
Dagger Handle and Scabbard Decoration
Islamic
ca. 11th century
Object number: 61.29
Dagger
Pre-Islamic
Object number: 61.28
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1493
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1494
Bangala
Object number: 81.17.808
Photo: Paul Macapia
Irian Jaya
early 20th century
Object number: 60.22