Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Samoa o le Vavau: O [le] Fa'alupega
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Le Afioga Malietoa Laupepa
Date
1902
Physical Description
1 x leather-bound volume ; 23 cm ; 726 pages
Language
Gagana Samoa (Samoan)
Collection
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Provenance Details
Provenance: The manuscript was presented to the Museum Library by S. Percy Smith in 1922. It had been given to Smith by Churchill in 1902. An inscription on the inside front cover reads: "S. Percy Smith / ma le alofa tele o / Willm Churchill / 1902."
Public Access Text
Fa'amolemole lava, to access the full digitised copy of this tusi fa'alupega manuscript, please see the section below marked 'Images and Documents'. The pdf is keyword searchable with bookmarks by island and village made available in the file. Soifua.
Subject Notes
William Churchill (1859-1920) arrived in Sāmoa in 1896 to take up the diplomatic posting of US Consul. He was recalled back to the United States in October of the following year. Churchill had a keen academic interest in philology, the study of language in oral and written historical sources.
Credit Line
Presented by Mr S. [Stephenson] Percy Smith in 1922.
Last Update
12 Feb 2024
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