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.

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.

In the 19th century, tuiga were reserved solely for ali’i (chiefs) and their taupou (chiefs’ daughters) or manaia (chiefs’ sons). It was worn by ali’i in war and for ceremonial processions during ta’alolo (food offerings).

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 ...

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 …

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...

Sina heard the cry of her youngest brother and she cried with joy and called out to Tui saying these words: O Aue, Tui e sau ‘i le fale, Oh, Tui come to the house. Sau i le Fale ua ta gagase, Come to the house I am tired. Na ou vala’au ia Tui ma Tui, I called out to Tui and Tui. Ae oe mai ‘o le tasi Tui, But only one Tui answered.

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.

2020年5月26日 · Lanu Samoa (Colours in Samoan) Faafetai Lava Aunty Tuina and Born & Raised for our song this morning