Keywords: Ceremonial shield Solomon MH 87-67-9.jpg Ceremonial shield made from strips of wood parinarium nut paste and nautilus mother-of-pearl Solomon Islands first half of the 19th century Bouclier de cérémonie Lames de bois et coquilles de nautiles collées à la pâte de noix de parinarium îles Salomon première moitié du XIXe siècle H 84 cm 33 in Museum Louvre Pavillon des Sessions object history credit line Gift of Prince Roland Bonaparte 1887; on deposit from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle/Musée de l'Homme accession number MH 87 67 9 Jastrow 2006 other versions Interior of the Pavillon des Sessions Louvre Art of the Solomon Islands Oceanic shields |