Title: Material culture of Western Samoa : persistence and change /
Authors: Neich, Roger.; National Museum of New Zealand.
Publisher: National Museum of New Zealand,
Year: 1985
Subjects: Samoans Material culture.; Samoans Industries.; Acculturation Samoa.; Samoa Social conditions.
Contents: Introduction -- Village layout and symbolic orientations -- Material culture of the 'āiga sā po'e -- Dwelling houses and guest houses (General principles of Samoan house design ; Housing materials ; Changing house styles ; Replacement of traditional house styles) -- Plaiting arts and crafts. (Fans ; Baskerts ; Miscellaneous plaiting ; Continued importance of mat-making ; Classification of mats ; Polavai and papa mats ; Fala moe mats ; Fala su'i and fala ufi moega mats ; 'Ie toga: fine mats ; Fala pepe: baby mats ; Trends in mat decoration) -- Siapo: barkcloth (Siapo in 1980 ; Siapo production at Vaito'omuli, Savai'i ; Men and women as siapo designers) -- Canoes. (Types of canoes ; Paopao and va'a Niue ; Dugout va'a alo ; Fautasi) -- Fishing -- 'Ali: pillows -- Kava bowls -- Graves -- Samoan "folk art" -- Samoan art and aesthetics -- Commercial trade in artifacts -- Samon material culture since 1930 -- Rates of change -- Processes of change.