Category Body Ornamentation
In most Isabel languages these straps with teeth woven onto them are called rade or grade. The teeth are of cuscus (“possum”) teeth, bat teeth or dolphin teeth – though some people today talk loosely about ‘dolphin teeth’ even though… Continue Reading →
Throughout Solomon Islands, people made rings from different shells to wear, trade or exchange. Large shell rings made of giant clam shell are especially important and are displayed in many parts of Solomon Islands, including Isabel, as symbols of the… Continue Reading →