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Round shield

Round shield

17th century

Islamic

Fashioned 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.
Metal
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
38.138
location
Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

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

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