Two Samoan men and a Samoan woman standing outside a wooden house.
A landscape photograph of two Samoan men standing either side a Samoan woman with a wooden house in the background. The woman is wearing a wrap skirt and holding a palm woven fan in her right hand. The man on the left is topless, holding a circular long staff in both hands. The man on the right is also topless and holds a fly whisk, called a 'fue' in both hands. Both men are wearing head dresses and have different kinds of wraps around their waists.
The photograph is captioned 'Samoans. South Pacific.'
The photograph is captioned 'Samoans. South Pacific.'
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Record Details
Item reference: | ALB0167.92; S0839 |
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Level: | PART |
Extent: | Overall: 136 mm x 202 mm |
Date made: | Early 1880s |
Creator: | North, Frederick |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |