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A verbal picture of Samoa / Shelley Rygg, 1975

 Item — Box: 35, Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 378

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Shelley Rygg for her Winter 1975 English 392 class. About the culture and way of life of Samoans in the 1970s. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants and informant items. Itemsm include Tuna and Fata, Tela'efe'i and the yams, the origin of the headdres, sale'imoa and the rat, the box, Sina ant the coconut, octopus and the mouse, History of Nafanua, How the Samoans got fire, the evening star, Lele'i and Le'anga, th eorigina of the world "susunga" and much more.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (53 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Missing consent forms.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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