SHIELDS
Subtitle: Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. From the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum
Authors: P. BENITEZ–JOHANNOT / BARBER JP / BOYER A.-M.
Material Type: Exhibition Catalogue
– Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris: 10 September / November 28, 1998
– Museum of Art and History, Geneva: 18 March / September 5, 1999
– Kunst Museum, Solothurn: September / November 2000
– Haus der Kunst, Munich: Fall 2001
– Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter: March / May 2002
– Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Norwich: 9 September / November 5, 2002
Publisher: Prestel Verlag, Munich, 2000. Hardcover cardboard black editor under jacket illustrated in very good condition color, in-4, DIMENSIONS / 25 x 31.5 cm, ISBN 3-7913-2341-5
Content: 256 p, 340 ill.. b / w, 120 ill. col., 23 maps, biblio., references, index of ethnic groups
Additional information: English Edition
State of the work: Very good condition
Description
Since ancient times, the shield has had a variety of uses either a defensive weapon (or more rarely offensive) or as a decorative object or ritual invested with symbolic meaning. This illustrated unique book explores the world of shields, interpret them as beautiful objects with a language of their own. Based on the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva authors, Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Jean Paul Barbier and Alain-Michel Boyer discussed the literary context, mythological and historical shields of Africa, Asia South East and Oceania. They studied how the patterns on each shield allow us to define where they are from geographically, and reveal the ethnic derivation and function of the shield. Illustrated with over 100 color photographs shields, as well as many historical drawings and photographs of the shield in its original context, this book provides essential reading for collectors, students and researchers, and the general public interested in this field little-known ethnographic art.
Additional information
| Weight | 2010 g |
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| Dimensions | 25 × 31.5 cm |
