Lawrence Foanaota OBE, born on Malaita,"Shell Ornaments of Malaita", Kay Ross, Penn Museum is a Solomon Islander archaeologist.World Archaeology Congress, February 2007 He has been director & curator of the Solomon Islands National Museum since 1972."Lawrence Foanaota" , Pacific Wrecks"Museum gets new field kit", Solomon Star, 26 August 2008 He has also been President of the Pacific Island Museums Association."Pacific Museums in Sustainable Heritage Development", Australian National University, 2006
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"."Queen's birthday honours list: Commonwealth", The Guardian, 13 June 2009
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