Culture of the Solomon Islands

There are seven Polynesian outliers within the Solomon Islands: Anuta, Bellona, Ontong Java, Rennell, Sikaiana, Tikopia, and Vaeakau-Taumako.

[3] In the contemporary Solomon Islands, as elsewhere in Melanesia, kastom is the core of the assertion of traditional values and cultural practices in a modern context.

The language consists principally of a combination of English-derived and indigenous vocabulary, hence its common label among foreigners "Broken English".

Notable figures in contemporary Solomon Islands culture include painter Ake Lianga and musician Sharzy.

[7] Many Solomon Islanders are passionate about sport, and it forms a major part of the country's culture in terms of spectating and participation.

Solomon Islands chief wearing a porpoise tooth chest ornament and kap-kap. Portrait of Irobaoa of Suafa, north Malaita , circa 1910.
Kapkap, 19th century, Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella girl with painted face and shell ear ornaments, c. 1900.
A Tepukei (ocean-going outrigger canoe) from the Santa Cruz Islands .