Solomon Islanders Gallery

A male performer wears an elaborate, shark headdress outdoors

A colour image of a group of dancing men in an outdoor performance space in the Solomon Islands. They are wearing traditional, ceremonial dress and elaborate, intricately designed headdresses. They are holding long, wooden poles. In the foreground stands a man in profile whose headdress features a large shark made of coarse brown fabric, with white trim and teeth. In the background a group of onlookers sit on, or lean against a fence with white wooden railings, in the shade of a stand of trees. This image was shot while filming Solomon Islands 1979

© Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs 1980 (Bureau ceased to exist in 1987)

Portrait of a small child standing in the shadows framed by light

A colour portrait of a small child standing in the shadows, framed by a bright light, which shines directly onto her short curly hair. Her face is almost in darkness. The child is standing in front of a building with windows. This image was shot while filming Solomon Islands 1979

© Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs 1980 (Bureau ceased to exist in 1987)

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