Samoan Flends, Pango Pango (sic), Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, 1884, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process, Informal outdoor group portrait of male passengers from the Wairarapa paired up with local Samoan women. 'Flends' was the name given to Islanders who paired themselves off with a visitor and acted as a guide and performed tasks for a small fee. Included in the photograph is Faaolatana (front row, second from right) and the Englishman Mr W T Still (front row, first from right), with his head in Faaolatana's lap.
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Samoan Flends, Pango Pango, sic, Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, 1884, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process, Informal outdoor group portrait, male passengers, Wairarapa paired up, local Samoan women, 'Flends', name given, Islanders, paired themselves off, visitor, acted, guide, performed tasks, small fee, Included, photograph, Faaolatana, front row, second, right, Englishman Mr W T, front row, first, right, head, Faaolatana's lap
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