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Guadalcanal

Also known as: Guadalcanal
Scope note: Island.
Broader terms: x22275; Solomon Islands
Narrower terms: Aola; Berande; Bonegi; Bonegi, River; Fox Bay; Honiara; Kakabona; Kau Kau Bay; Kokomtambu; Kovagombi, River; Kukum; Lungga; Lungga, River; Makaruku; Marau; Maravovo; Matanikau, River; Oreke; Popanu; Rere; Rua Sura; Ruavatu; Savo; Tambalego, River; Tambea; Tangarere; Tenamba, River; Tenaru; Tetere; Tuumbuto, River; Vilu; Wanderer Bay

257 related objects

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.3916 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.3915 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze; blade

Museum number: Oc,+.3912 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.3917 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.3914 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.66 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1348 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

arm-band

Museum number: Oc1988,02.5.a-b |
Production date: 1980s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

arm-band

Museum number: Oc1988,02.4.a-b |
Production date: 1980s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

artefact

Museum number: Oc1937,0415.26 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

axe

Museum number: Oc,+.3913 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bag

Museum number: Oc,+.3924 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bag

Museum number: Oc,+.3925 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

basket

Museum number: 2014,2015.4 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bead

Museum number: Oc.4551.a-c |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bead

Museum number: Oc1915,-.64 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bead; currency

Museum number: Oc1954,06.408 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bead; currency

Museum number: Oc1909,-.63 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

belt

Museum number: Oc1988,02.2 |
Production date: 1980s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

belt

Museum number: Oc1988,02.1 |
Production date: 1980s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

belt

Museum number: Oc1999,02.8 |
Production date: 1900-1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal

bowl

Museum number: 2015,2006.4 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bowl

Museum number: 2015,2006.3 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bowl

Museum number: 2015,2006.2 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

bowl

Museum number: 2015,2006.1 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

charm

Museum number: 2012,2037.41 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: 1800-1918 |
Production place: Made in:IsabelMade in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Trobriand Islands

charm; bag; flask; bead; container

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1351.a-f |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

club

Museum number: Oc1912,0708.3 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

club

Museum number: Oc.144 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

club

Museum number: Oc.146 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

club

Museum number: Oc1886,0212.6 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Makira

comb; personal ornament; bead

Museum number: Oc1920,0322.41 |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Danea Bay

comb; personal ornament

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1687 |
Production date: 1901 |
Production place: Made in:Solomon Islands |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

comb; personal ornament

Museum number: Oc1920,0322.40 |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Danea Bay

comb; personal ornament

Museum number: Oc1920,0322.42 |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Danea Bay

cup

Museum number: Oc,+.3920 |
Production date: 19th century |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

digital photograph; album

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 8 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca48.25 |
Producer name: BIOG157059 Photographed by:John Watt Beattie |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.124 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.150 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.144 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.148 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.14 |
Production date: 1940 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.74 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1944 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.52 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.135 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.21 |
Production date: early 1940s |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.149 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.151 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.77 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1945 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.15 |
Production date: 1935 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.133 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.145 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 6 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca46.48 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-PartingtonPhotographed by:Mrs Mary Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.18 |
Production date: early 1940s |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.153 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.76 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1944 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.51 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.73 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1943 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.20 |
Production date: early 1940s |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.16 |
Production date: 1935 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.22 |
Production date: early 1940s |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.141 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.134 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.62 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.72 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1944 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2029.75 |
Producer name: BIOG255170 Photographed by:United States Armed Forces |
Production date: 1944 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Museum number: 2017,2025.17 |
Production date: 1935 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.130 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.112 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.152 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 4 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca44.128 |
Producer name: BIOG154296 Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-Partington |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 6 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca46.50 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-PartingtonPhotographed by:Mrs Mary Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 6 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca46.12 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-PartingtonPhotographed by:Mrs Mary Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 6 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca46.10 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-PartingtonPhotographed by:Mrs Mary Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 6 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca46.44 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Thomas W Edge-PartingtonPhotographed by:Mrs Mary Edge-Partington |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.45 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

digital photograph

Title: Thomas Edge-Partington album 7 |
Museum number: Oc,Ca47.126 |
Producer name: BIOG163972 Photographed by:George Rose |
Production date: 1907 |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

drawing

Museum number: Oc2006,Drg.414 |
Production date: 1954

drawing

Museum number: Oc2006,Drg.480 |
Production date: 1955

drawing

Museum number: Oc2006,Drg.484 |
Production date: 1950s

drawing

Museum number: Oc2006,Drg.299 |
Production date: 1961

ear-ornament

Museum number: Oc.6402 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

fan

Museum number: Oc1999,02.7 |
Production date: 1900-1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal

fan

Museum number: Oc1999,02.6 |
Production date: 1900-1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal

figure

Museum number: Oc1947,01.1 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

figure

Museum number: Oc1957,04.24 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

garment

Museum number: Oc1887,0201.41 |
Production date: 19thC(early)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

girdle

Museum number: Oc.6311 |
Production date: 19th century |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

hammer; beater

Museum number: Oc1909,-.75 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

head-band

Museum number: Oc1988,02.3 |
Production date: 1980s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

Jew's harp

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1349 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

lantern slide (photographic)

Museum number: Oc,G.T.2004 |
Production date: 20thC(early) |
Production place: Photographed in:LeiliPhotographed in:Guadalcanal

lantern slide (photographic)

Museum number: Oc,G.T.2370 |
Producer name: BIOG186070 Published by:Slide House |
Production date: 20thC(early |
Production place: Photographed in:Guadalcanal

lime-flask

Museum number: Oc1999,02.2 |
Production date: 1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

lime-flask

Museum number: Oc1999,02.4 |
Production date: 1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

lime-flask

Museum number: Oc1999,02.3 |
Production date: 1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

lime-flask

Museum number: Oc1999,02.5 |
Production date: 1970s |
Production place: Made in:MalaitaMade in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

lime-flask; coin

Museum number: 2014,2015.2 |
Ethnic group: x84851 Made by:Solomon Islander |
Production date: 1920 mid 20thC |
Production place: Made in:Guadalcanal |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

mat; rain-guard

Museum number: Oc1972,Q.67 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal

mat

Museum number: Oc,+.3922 |
Production date: 19thC(early)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Guadalcanal