Solomon Islands

Barkcloth in Solomon Islands

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Map of Oceania highlighting the location of Solomon Islands (© Pacific Peoples' Partnership; edited to add location overlay)
Map of Oceania highlighting the location of Solomon Islands (© Pacific Peoples’ Partnership; edited to add location overlay)

Art Historical Description

From the remarkable and widely-published indigo-dyed blue cloaks of Santa Isabel to the zoomorphic painting schemes of Simbo loincloths, the intricately-patterned hand-painted Antiaris bennettii fabrics of Temotu province, and the shining yellow wraps of Tikopia, Solomon Islands tapa is constantly surprising in its diversity.

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Outline map of Solomon Islands (credit: The World Factbook 2020. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2020)
Outline map of Solomon Islands

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Entry created on 28 August 2020