Solomon Islands TOC: links, books, diary entries, map

Links in this site:

• Solomon Islands crafts
• Solomon Islands jewelry
• Cutting shell disks
• Note on shell money

on this page:

• book list | map

Figure 1: Solomon Islands kap kap pendant, photo courtesy of a private collection

Figure 2: Modern style cut-shell necklace made in Busu Village, Langa Langa Lagoon, Malaita Island

Figure 3: Solomon Islands staff with figure, photo courtesy of Taylor A. Dale - Tribal Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

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Figure 4: Nguzunguzu canoe prow figurehead holding a bird. Nguzunguzu have become a national symbol of the Solomon Islands.

Books

• Custom Stories of the Solomon Islands, Vol. 1-5?
  published by the Cultural Association of the Solomon Islands, 1979
  Honiara, Solomon Islands
  Collected stories in both the original languages and in English translation.

• Grass Roots Art of the Solomons
  edited by John and Sue Chick
  published by Pacific Publications, Sydney, 1978, ISBN 0-85807-037-5
  Booklet on designs and motifs, black and white drawings and photos.

• A Guadalcanal Society, The Kaoka Speakers
  by Ian Hogbin
  published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1964
  Cultural anthropology study.

• Handcrafts of the Solomon Islands
  Government of Solomon Islands, Ministry of Trade, Honiara, 1986
  Booklet on current handicrafts in the Solomons, color plates.

• Kwaio Religion
  by Roger M. Keesing
  published by Cultural Association of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, 1977
  Booklet on the traditional mountain dwelling Kwaio people.

• Oceanic and Indonesian Art,
  edited by Harry Beran,
  The Oceanic Art Society, PO Box 678, Woollahra, NSW, Australia 2025, 1998, ISBN 1-86333-162-X
  Published by Crawford House Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia
  Includes Solomon Islands prow, pendant and 2 types of shields, pp. 55,67, 84, 85.

• A Short Guide to the Material Culture of the Solomon Islands and the Collection in the National Museum
  published by Cultural Association of the Solomon Islands
  Brief, but descriptive booklet.
  *The National Museum is in Honiara. During the civil war in 1999, their beautiful roll of Santa Cruz feather money and a moon rock were stolen. If the Museum or the Craft Shop buildings are locked, look around and see if one of the staff will open them.

• Solomon Islands
  by Ann Stevenson
  publication of the Solomon Islands Tourist Authority, 1988, ISBN 0-473-00621-9
  Lahood Publications Ltd., PO Box 9733, Newmarket, Auckland, NZ, Tel: (09) 547-496
  Informative magazine format book covering history, natural history, people, craftwork and much more. Many historic black and white photos, line drawings, maps and contemporary photographs.

• The Solomon Islands, People and Land Series No. 5
  by David Holdsworth
  published by Robert Brown and Associates, 1977, ISBN 0-909093-14-8
  Booklet with color photos of village life.

• The Spirited Earth, Dance, Myth and Ritual from South Asia to the South Pacific
  text and photographs by Victoria Ginn
  published by Rizzoli International Publications, 1990, ISBN 0-8478-1167-0
  300 Park Ave South, NY, NY, 10010, USA
  Color plates convey the powerful dramatic effect of village performance and dance. Solomon Islands ceremonies pp. 28-33, 79-83, 94-97, 114-119, 128, 129, 147-152, 184, 185.

• Traditional Money from the Solomon Islands, Part 1 and 2
  by Charles J. Opitz
  published by First Impressions Printing, 1997
  1847 SW 27th Ave, Ocala, FL, USA
  Detailed descriptions and place names for different types of traditional money in the Solomons, black and white photos, bibliography.

Figure 5: Map of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville

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