ArchiveExhibition
Dazzling the enemy : shields from the Pacific
14 May-16 Aug 2009
The British Museum
London WC1B 3DG
Overview
On display are over forty shields from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and West Papua. Included is one of the oldest Pacific shields in the world, dating back to 1851, as well as contemporary shields collected in the 1980s. Many of the shields in the exhibition have never been displayed before. Historical and contemporary photographs illustrating the shields in action are also on display.
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