[SAMOA: FIRELIGHTER & R.L.S. TOMB]

Year: 1921
Reference: F2623
Media type: Moving image

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Year: 1921
Reference: F2623
Media type: Moving image

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A firelighting demonstration and a visit to the tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson on Mt Vaea.

M.S. Two men crouched over crossed sticks demonstrating traditional method of fire lighting.
rd man lights cigarette from flame.
Interior shot (Vailima?). Pan right palagi group drinking tea.
Same group with 2 Samoan guides led uphill to tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson on Mt Vaea.
Placing foliage on tomb.
W.S. Indistinct view from Mt Vaea down towards Vailima (?).
W.S. pan left showing front of Vailima. Groups of children playing in foreground.
Finish.