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The Sāmoan woman pictured was possibly photographed by John Davis in his studio in Matafele, Apia. She is wearing a sei and a selu tuiga in her pinned-up hair. Her neck is adorned with a lau maile. Although she has not been identified, she may be a taupou as indicated by the ceremonial comb, unless the photograph has been staged to exhibit taupou attire. While her torso is wrapped in a siapo mamanu, her torso is uncovered.

Author: Charlotte Klinge, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa