Shields: Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. From the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum

Shields: Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. From the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum by Purissima Benitez-Johannot. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9783791323411.

This unique, richly illustrated book expolres the world of shields, interpreting them as beautiful objects with a language of their own. Drawing on the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva, the authors examine the literary and mythological aspects of shields from Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, placing them in their historical context.