Nahisahi
Shield
87-34-22
From: Venezuela | Naba Sanuka
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 87-34-22 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Warao |
| Provenience | Venezuela | Naba Sanuka |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Period | Modern |
| Date Made | 7/87 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Fiber |
| Description | Used by men in ritual wrestling matches. Cane sections bound by palm fiber rope. Held by rope and propped up on knee while kneeling on the ground. Used to push opponent during match. Also used during Nahanamu festival as part of ritual activity. Nahisahi. Made by Benimno Medina, 7/1987 |
| Length | 76 cm |
| Width | 51 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles Briggs, 1987 |
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