Shields of Melanesia

Description

This antiquarian book, entitled *Shields of Melanesia*, falls within the category of specialised works on Oceanian cultural artefacts. The volume specifically examines traditional shields from the Melanesian region, a geographical area encompassing Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Although the author is not specified in the available data, the study is distinguished by its documentary and ethnographic approach, likely illustrated with photographs or technical drawings. The bibliophilic interest lies in the rarity of publications devoted to this lesser-known warrior craft in the West, as well as in the material quality of the book, whose condition is assumed to match its description as an antiquarian volume.