Name Lawrence Foanaota | ||
Feather Money, Solomon Islands
Lawrence Foanaota OBE, born on Malaita, is a Solomon Islander archaeologist. He has been director & curator of the National Museum of the Solomon Islands since 1972. He has also been President of the Pacific Island Museums Association.
In 2009, the Queen of the Solomon Islands, Elizabeth II, appointed him Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for "services to the National Museum and to the community".
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