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Images From The Samoa Islands by Dr. Augustin Kramer, 1901

Orator chief Lauati of Safotulafai with the insignia of his office of orator, the fly brush (fue) and the orator's staff (to'oto'o). Around his neck a chain of the frangrant red beans of the Pandanus odoratissimus and around his hips a lavalava of bark cloth (siapo.)

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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