When observing the island's traditional artefacts, even the uninitiated visitor can perceive the visual effects shared by the Solomon archipelago, such as the polished shells transformed into personal ornaments and coins, the contrasts between the bright surface of the mother-of-pearl, the shiny surface of the coral and the dark wood covered in resin or charcoal.

These visual contrasts refer to a large number of cultural references and constitute the common thread that runs through the exhibition. The exhibition examines the western and eastern provinces and the Polynesian enclaves and presents the way in which the objects' technical and visual characteristics express the relationships between humans and between humans and supernatural beings.