Body ornaments of Kwara'ae and Malaita
Subtitle: a vanishing artistic tradition of Solomon Islands
By: Ben Burt ; with contributions from David Akin and support from Michael Kwaʼioloa.
Contributors: Akin, David, 1955-; Kwaʼioloa, Michael.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780824831356
Subjects: Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands people) -- Jewelry -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province.; Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands people) -- Material culture -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province.; Ethnic jewelry -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province.; Malaita Province (Solomon Islands) -- Social life and customs.
Description: This book reviews the significance of body ornaments in Kwara'ae society and the history of their disappearance under the social transformation of colonial rule and Christian conversion. It describes the materials, techniques and relationships by which ornaments were produced and exchanged and contains detailed drawings of the enormous variety of ornaments worn throughout Malaita.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Wearing and discarding ornaments; title: Making, selling and documenting ornaments; title: A catalogue of Malaita ornaments.