Tomb Of Malietoa Laupepa, King Of Samoa

The remains of the native King of Samoa, Malietoa Laupepa, who died in 1898, were recently exhumed and, with appropriate native ceremony, re-interred at Mulinuu in a new tomb alongside that of his son and successor, Malietoa Tanumafili, whose death occurred last year.

Seated on the curbing of the decorated tombs are: Top Row—Mr. Turnbull (Acting Adminis trator of Western Samoa) and the new head of the Malietoa clan, Malietoa Tanu. Below— Tanu’s younger brother, Joane, and his mother, the widow of Malietoa Tanumafili. —Photo: A. P. McFarland.