Samoa

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Image: Apia, Samoa

Apia, Samoa

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Image: Samoan houses

Samoan houses

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Image: Apia, Samoa

Apia, Samoa

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Image: Fishing, Samoa

Fishing, Samoa

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Image: House, Samoa

House, Samoa

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Image: Samoa, ship.

Samoa, ship.

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Image: House, Samoa

House, Samoa

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Image: Tutuila, American Samoa

Tutuila, American Samoa

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Image: Samoan war canoe

Samoan war canoe

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Image: Samoan war canoe

Samoan war canoe

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Image: Copra drying, Samoa

Copra drying, Samoa

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Image: Weaving baskets, Samoa

Weaving baskets, Samoa

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Image: Samoan school teachers

Samoan school teachers

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Image: Samoan boxer, Tuna Scanlan

Samoan boxer, Tuna Scanlan

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Image: Police Station, Apia, Samoa

Police Station, Apia, Samoa

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Image: British Consulate, Apia, Samoa

British Consulate, Apia, Samoa

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Image: Custom House, Apia, Samoa

Custom House, Apia, Samoa

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Image: Samoan dancer resting beside Samoan Brass Band at the 7th Festival of Pacific Arts, Apia, Samoa

Samoan dancer resting beside Samoan Brass Band at the 7th Festival of Pacific Arts, Apia, Samoa

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Image: Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoa. 1942]

Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoa. 1942]

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Image: Portrait of young Samoan woman Suluafi Toomalatai

Portrait of young Samoan woman Suluafi Toomalatai

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Image: Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoa]. 1942

Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoa]. 1942

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Image: German map of Apia and district, Samoa

German map of Apia and district, Samoa

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Image: Men in a fishing canoe, Samoa

Men in a fishing canoe, Samoa

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Image: Apia, Upolu, Samoa, showing village and harbour

Apia, Upolu, Samoa, showing village and harbour

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Image: Three Samoan women preparing to make kava

Three Samoan women preparing to make kava

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Image: [Lister family] :Samoan. Tatoo. [ca 1888]

[Lister family] :Samoan. Tatoo. [ca 1888]

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Image: Unidentified woman picking coconut, Samoa

Unidentified woman picking coconut, Samoa

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Image: Fagatoto, Pago Pago Harbour, Western Samoa

Fagatoto, Pago Pago Harbour, Western Samoa

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Image: Photograph of a Samoan feast

Photograph of a Samoan feast

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Image: A rainbow over Faleolo Airport, Western Samoa

A rainbow over Faleolo Airport, Western Samoa

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Image: Men performing a knife dance, Samoa

Men performing a knife dance, Samoa

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Image: Man seated on bridge, Samoa

Man seated on bridge, Samoa

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Image: Kava bowl and cup, Samoa

Kava bowl and cup, Samoa

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Image: People on board a Samoan war canoe

People on board a Samoan war canoe

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Image: Man in a canoe, Apia, Western Samoa

Man in a canoe, Apia, Western Samoa

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Image: Portrait of a Samoan woman

Portrait of a Samoan woman

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Image: Arthur Mahaffy's picnic party, Samoa

Arthur Mahaffy's picnic party, Samoa

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Image: Cocoa beans drying in the sun, Samoa

Cocoa beans drying in the sun, Samoa

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Image: Samoan children performing the Sasa at the Opening Ceremony for the 7th Festival of Pacific Arts, Apia, Samoa

Samoan children performing the Sasa at the Opening Ceremony for the 7th Festival of Pacific Arts, Apia, Samoa

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Image: Artist unknown :Ein Madchen der Maori. Ein Madchen von Samoa. Neuseeland. Samoa. [ca 1890]

Artist unknown :Ein Madchen der Maori. Ein Madchen von Samoa. Neuseeland. Samoa. [ca 1890]

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Image: Display of hand work by school children, Samoa.

Display of hand work by school children, Samoa.

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Image: Samoa. Lava flowing into the sea, Savai'i

Samoa. Lava flowing into the sea, Savai'i

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Image: Feast at Robert Louis Stevenson's House, Vailima, Samoa

Feast at Robert Louis Stevenson's House, Vailima, Samoa

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Image: Processional arch across a street in Apia, Samoa

Processional arch across a street in Apia, Samoa

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Image: Cusack-Smith, Winifred, d 1894 :Samoa - Mootaa [1890-1894].

Cusack-Smith, Winifred, d 1894 :Samoa - Mootaa [1890-1894].

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Image: Faaitu Mailei poses with an unidenitified man in Kiribati armour

Faaitu Mailei poses with an unidenitified man in Kiribati armour

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Image: Diamond Jubilee message to Queen Victoria from her British subjects in Samoa

Diamond Jubilee message to Queen Victoria from her British subjects in Samoa

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Image: [Western Samoa]: First Samoan agricultural show and fair. [King's Birthday sports, band contest, monster procession]. Mulinu'u, June 2 and 4, 1923. [Programme cover]. London Mission Press, Malua, Samoa, [1923].

[Western Samoa]: First Samoan agricultural show and fair. [King's Birthday sports, band contest, monster procession]. Mulinu'u, June 2 and 4, 1923....

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Image: Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoan huts among the palm trees]. 1921.

Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965 :[Samoan huts among the palm trees]. 1921.

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Image: Boxing, Samoan Tuna Scanlan verses Australian Tommy Collins, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

Boxing, Samoan Tuna Scanlan verses Australian Tommy Collins, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

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Image: [Turnbull, Henry Hume] d 1858 :[Mount Pioa, Pago Pago, Samoa. 1849]

[Turnbull, Henry Hume] d 1858 :[Mount Pioa, Pago Pago, Samoa. 1849]

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Image: Volcanic eruption on the island of Savai'i, Western Samoa

Volcanic eruption on the island of Savai'i, Western Samoa

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Image: Sue'ima, the taupo'u of Vaiala, Samoa

Sue'ima, the taupo'u of Vaiala, Samoa

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Image: Samoa, Niue and Cook Islands court, New Zealand Centennial Exhibition

Samoa, Niue and Cook Islands court, New Zealand Centennial Exhibition

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Image: Boxing, Samoan Tuna Scanlan verses Australian Tommy Collins, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

Boxing, Samoan Tuna Scanlan verses Australian Tommy Collins, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

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Image: TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) ZK-AMM flying boat at Samoa

TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) ZK-AMM flying boat at Samoa

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Image: Side view of a C47 transport plane, Faleolo Airport, Western Samoa

Side view of a C47 transport plane, Faleolo Airport, Western Samoa

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Image: German corvette Olga wrecked at Apia, Samoa - Photograph taken by John Davis

German corvette Olga wrecked at Apia, Samoa - Photograph taken by John Davis

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Image: Artist unknown :Man of the Samoan Islands. London, H. Balliere, 1848

Artist unknown :Man of the Samoan Islands. London, H. Balliere, 1848

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Image: Oceanic Steamship Company :Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti. [Brochure cover. ca 1900]

Oceanic Steamship Company :Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti. [Brochure cover. ca 1900]

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Image: [Cook, Hinehauone Coralie], 1904-1993 :[Samoan woman's head, looking to the left. 1934 or 1937].

[Cook, Hinehauone Coralie], 1904-1993 :[Samoan woman's head, looking to the left. 1934 or 1937].

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Image: Samoan men with axes performing at the 8th Festival of Pacific Arts, Noumea, New Caledonia

Samoan men with axes performing at the 8th Festival of Pacific Arts, Noumea, New Caledonia

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Image: [Lister Family] :? N. Z. [Pacific Island hut with coconut palms, Samoa? 1889 or 1890]

[Lister Family] :? N. Z. [Pacific Island hut with coconut palms, Samoa? 1889 or 1890]

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Image: Postcard. Samoan family. F.T. series no 416. Printed in Saxony [1900-1914]

Postcard. Samoan family. F.T. series no 416. Printed in Saxony [1900-1914]

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Image: Strong, Joseph Dwight, 1852-1899 :Landing at Apia, Samoa, August 1892 / J. D. Strong.

Strong, Joseph Dwight, 1852-1899 :Landing at Apia, Samoa, August 1892 / J. D. Strong.

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Image: Artist unknown :Natives of Samoa in past and present styles of dress. [London, London Missionary Society, 1894]

Artist unknown :Natives of Samoa in past and present styles of dress. [London, London Missionary Society, 1894]

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Image: [Turnbull, Henry Hume] d 1858 :[Interior of a large Samoan meeting house, with a group of chiefs seated in a line at a meeting, 1849]

[Turnbull, Henry Hume] d 1858 :[Interior of a large Samoan meeting house, with a group of chiefs seated in a line at a meeting, 1849]

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Image: Boxing match between Samoan Tuna Scanlan and Tongan Sakopo Keti, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

Boxing match between Samoan Tuna Scanlan and Tongan Sakopo Keti, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boxing match between Samoan Tuna Scanlan and Tongan Sakopo Keti, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

Boxing match between Samoan Tuna Scanlan and Tongan Sakopo Keti, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington City

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