Pacific Islands Monthly

News Magazine Of The South Pacific

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November, 1971

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This attractive picture shows a col lection of traditional sculptures from Santa Ana, British Solomon Islands, carved from ebony. They are in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard K. Fox, of Honiara, and were photo graphed by Jacques Gourguechon.

There is growing interest in South Pacific art, which is likely to receive even more attention following the staging of the South Pacific Arts Festival in Suva next May. There is, however, current controversy about the cost of staging the festival (see the comments at the recent SPC meeting, beginning on p. 53).