For many Samoans, the Tuiga (ceremonial headdress) is a familiar adornment and important cultural symbol. Historically the Tuiga was worn exclusively by ali‘i 1 and their manaia 2 and taupou, 3 for all occasions of importance in Samoa.

The Tuiga is one of the most valued and recognisable measina of Samoa - and holds the mana of Samoan culture and often the wearer's ancestors on the tapu part of the body, the head. In this exploration of the stories and history behind the tuiga headdress, tuiga maker and designer Bronson Seiuli shows us how the tuiga is constructed and how ...

2020年7月29日 · Vī was renowned throughout the islands for her beauty -- especially her wavy, brown hair -- of which she was extremely proud and boastful. Her pretty friends (also the daughters of chiefs) were just as conceited and self-centered, and they relentlessly teased all the other girls in the village.

2022年11月8日 · The tuiga is the headpiece that is worn by a Taupou/Augafa'apae (female) or Manaia (male), to show their status as the daughter or son of the highest chief in the village, or sometimes the whole...

Tuana'i is a small village on the central north coast of Upolu island in Samoa. It is situated to the west of Apia, the country's capital. The population is 1407. [1] Tuana'i village is part of Sagaga Le Usoga Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which forms part …

After European contact and the introduction of new materials into Samoa, the production of tuiga changed drastically, as did their function. Mirrors, fulumoa (chicken feathers), and beads, all of which were more readily available, became an appropriate replacement for nautilus, mother of pearl shell, and rare sega (parrot) feathers.

Aʻana is a district of Samoa. It is on the western third of Upolu island, with a small exclave (Satuimalufilufi village) surrounded by Aiga-i-le-Tai. It has an area of 193 km 2 and a population (2016 Census) of 23,265. The main centre is Leulumoega.

Samoa’s Royal Family Bloodline and Succession Line to the High Titles, and Tupu Tafa’ifa of Samoa. Footnotes On History of Samoa Recorded By Historians: 1800/1900’s; Tala Ole Gafa Ole Aiga Sa-Levalasi o Samoa; Tala I Le Mafua’aga Ua Aliita’i Ai …

Talolo, 1890-1894, Samoa, by Thomas Andrew. Te Papa (C.001558) The Tui Manu‘a asked Lele to show him the disguise he had made and was quite amused that the shabby costume was able to fetch him a wife. Tui Manu‘a called the disguise a “tuiga” because it …

All Samoans adhere to a set of core social values and practices known as fa'a Samoa and speak the Samoan language. The official name today is Samoa. Location and Geography. Samoa includes nine inhabited islands on top of a submarine mountain range.