"This volume fills a critical gap in the understanding of the many varieties of brass-bound and decorated chest made in the lands that border the Indian OceanUnwin's book is the result of life-long research that for the first time allows collectors and scholars alike to understand both the features of the individual schools of production as well as the broader context for the manufacture and use of such piecesWritten in an engaging and lucid manner and richly illustratedthis book is essential [for] anyone interested in furniture and in the material culture of the Indian Ocean world. --Asian Affairs
Reader Reviews
We have an old-looking Arab chest which I got from my parents (we called them Kuwait Chests). The history and provenance information was very helpful and interesting. I intend to polish and clean up the chest as Ms. Unwin rocommended. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a chest or is just interested in the history.
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