449:
410:
to the surf. This, so far as I could discover, was all she had to do. "This is a very dull place," she said. It appears she could go to no other village for fear of raising the jealousy of her own people in the capital. And as for going about "tapatafaoing," as we say here, its cost was too enormous. A strong able-bodied native must walk in front of her and blow the conch shell continuously from the moment she leaves one house until the moment she enters another.
26:
333:
135:
409:
The three islands of Manu'a are independent, and are ruled over by a little slip of a half-caste girl about twenty, who sits all day in a pink gown, in a little white
European house with about a quarter of an acre of roses in front of it, looking at the palm-trees on the village street, and listening
456:
After her death, she was buried next to some of the preceding Tui Manu'a title holders and eventually her successor
Elisala after his death. A marble monument was built over her final resting place. The 6â7 ft (1.8â2.1 m) tombstone, which is the most visible monument in the royal burial
373:
During her tenure, she primarily filled a ceremonial role and resided on the main island of Ta'Ć«. In 1895, she gave a speech consecrating a new church. Contemporary and posthumous
European and American accounts of her life portray her as a mere figurehead and as a white queen of the South Seas.
365:
led by Arthur Paʻu Young spoke in favor of
Matelita. The decision was not accepted initially by the main line of the Tui Manu'a, but Taofi conceded to Matelita and she became the new paramount chief of the group, ascending to the title on 1 July 1891. She was crowned in a traditional ceremony
282:. Matelita never married, because she would not marry any of the eligible native chieftains and no other men were regarded as having the proper rank to marry her. She died of illness in 1895, although later reports claimed she died by a more violent means. She was buried in the
297:
Her parents were Arthur Paʻu Young and
Amipelia. Her father's heritage was half-Samoan and half-white; her grandfather was either a British or American surnamed Young and her grandmother was a Samoan woman of Fasito'o (located in the western
432:
overturned causing her mosquito net to catch fire while she slept. This is not supported by contemporary sources of the
Protestant missionaries which stated she died of illness. A son of her predecessor Alalamua,
476:, who conducted research in Samoa between 1925 and 1926, was given the name Makelita by locals in her memory. During a local marriage ceremony, Mead also wore a dress woven by the late queen.
437:
was elected as her successor to the title Tui Manu'a in 1899. After
Elisala's death, the title was abolished by the United States, which had earlier incorporated the islands as a part of
972:
The Samoa
Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa : Constitution, Pedigrees and Traditions With 3 Plates, 4 Maps and 44 Illustra
457:
ground that is delineated by a stone enclosure, consisted of a round column on a square base. The inscriptions on the base memorializes, in both the
English and
374:
Matelita never married because she would not marry any of the eligible native chieftains and no other men were regarded as having the proper rank to marry her.
1122:
329:
group, where her father was a trader. The family lived in a two-story stone house in the center of the two villages near the
Protestant Christian church.
720:
697:
303:
401:
drink. He described how Matelita had little to do and was not able to travel outside the capital village of Ta'Ć«. In a later letter written to
574:
628:
461:, the life of the Tui Manu'a including the words: These are my last words to you all, "May you live in peace". This grave site known as the
743:
1163:
1114:
346:
160:
1218:
358:
307:
1134:
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1907). "Letter of Robert Louis Stevenson To Henry James â Vailima, July 7, 1894". In Colvin, Sidney (ed.).
90:
62:
354:
43:
1076:
984:
928:
899:
397:. During his two-day sojourn on the island, he stayed in a guest house belonging to the queen and was served the traditional
69:
1213:
466:
76:
109:
806:
58:
47:
1068:
The Making of Modern Samoa: Traditional Authority and Colonial Administration in the History of Western Samoa
462:
425:
Matelita fell ill in September 1895 and died peacefully in her sleep, after the illness, on 29 October 1895.
283:
214:
1223:
712:
689:
877:. Vol. XCII, no. IX. Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. p. 378.
976:
353:, the council which traditionally decided on the next Tui Manu'a. The two candidates were Matelita and
566:
274:), from 1891 to 1895. During her tenure, she served largely a ceremonial role at her residence on
83:
1003:
620:
36:
735:
382:
279:
1045:
891:
870:
1141:
1024:
442:
434:
1180:
953:
448:
1203:
1198:
1095:
949:
Die Samoa-Inseln: Entwuri einer Monographie mit besonderer BerĂŒcksichtigung Deutsch-Samoas
8:
1208:
1108:
390:
1145:
1082:
1072:
1053:
1032:
1011:
990:
980:
957:
934:
924:
905:
895:
884:
1071:. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific.
544:
947:
349:, the paramount title was left vacant and disputed. An election took place in the
1135:
1066:
970:
918:
458:
438:
299:
271:
267:
1192:
1170:
1057:
1036:
938:
909:
798:
473:
429:
315:
259:
142:
1149:
1086:
1052:. Vol. V, no. 57. London: London Missionary Society. p. 209.
994:
961:
1031:. Vol. V, no. 50. London: London Missionary Society. p. 46.
1015:
886:
Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
485:
402:
321:
The family resided in the main two villages of 'o LumÄ and SÄ«'ufaga, on
869:
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (September 1896).
389:, visited Matelita and the islands of the Manu'a group in 1894 aboard
322:
275:
532:
326:
263:
780:
778:
776:
561:
559:
25:
920:
Coming of Age in American Anthropology: Margaret Mead and Paradise
773:
556:
332:
302:). On her mother's side, Matelita was a descendant of Tui Manu'a
170:
742:. Vol. 2, no. 155. Apia. 23 November 1895. p. 2.
522:
520:
518:
1137:
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to His Family and Friends
952:. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p.
672:
670:
643:
1123:"Queen of Manua, One of the Beauties of the South Sea Islands"
1010:. No. 45. London: John Snow & Company. p. 231.
515:
386:
845:
667:
655:
627:. Vol. V, no. 335. Apia. 22 July 1893. p. 3.
589:
505:
503:
501:
398:
367:
134:
445:
unsuccessfully attempted to claim the Tui Manu'a in 1924.
763:
761:
601:
498:
1129:. No. 816. Baltimore. 16 February 1896. p. 30.
833:
821:
758:
1093:
784:
370:
drinking in the days before and after 13 July 1891.
890:. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p.
50:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1121:
883:
649:
377:
1190:
266:, a group of islands in the eastern part of the
868:
526:
1050:The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society
1029:The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society
1008:The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society
975:. Translated by Theodore Verhaaren. Honolulu:
553:, pp. 5, 506, 522â523, 528â530, 535, 620.
1043:
1001:
851:
661:
258:(31 December 1872 â 29 October 1895) was the
1044:London Missionary Society (September 1896).
1022:
1002:London Missionary Society (September 1895).
509:
1023:London Missionary Society (February 1896).
1094:National Park Service (19 November 2015).
366:consisting of feasting, offering of food,
1133:
719:. Honolulu. 13 December 1895. p. 8.
696:. Honolulu. 13 December 1895. p. 5.
676:
452:Monument To The Late Queen of Manua, 1896
110:Learn how and when to remove this message
1103:. Washington, DC: National Park Service.
1064:
923:. Boca Raton, FL: Universal-Publishers.
827:
447:
331:
881:
767:
428:Later sources claimed she died after a
1191:
1113:: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (
968:
945:
796:
790:
607:
595:
550:
538:
1046:"Monument To The Late Queen of Manua"
916:
839:
385:, a British writer and expatriate in
314:class, the lineal descendants of the
625:Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser
467:National Register of Historic Places
415:Robert Louis Stevenson, July 7, 1894
48:adding citations to reliable sources
19:
1025:"Death Of The Young Queen of Manua"
621:"Coronation of the Queen of Manu'a"
420:
13:
294:She was born on 31 December 1872.
278:where she received British writer
14:
1235:
746:from the original on 26 July 2018
723:from the original on 26 July 2018
700:from the original on 26 July 2018
694:The Pacific Commercial Advertiser
631:from the original on 26 July 2018
577:from the original on 3 March 2016
1219:Samoan people of British descent
809:from the original on 2 June 2013
541:, pp. 5, 380â381, 387, 391.
133:
24:
861:
682:
35:needs additional citations for
736:"Death of the Queen of Manu'a"
613:
571:American Samoa Bar Association
378:Meeting Robert Louis Stevenson
345:After the death of Tui Manu'a
262:(paramount chief or queen) of
1:
491:
7:
1214:19th-century women monarchs
1004:"Address By A Samoan Queen"
479:
10:
1240:
1140:. Vol. II. New York:
1097:Tui Manu'a Graves Monument
977:University of Hawaii Press
917:Isaia, Malopa'upo (1999).
785:National Park Service 2015
527:ABCFM & September 1896
463:Tui Manu'a Graves Monument
284:Tui Manu'a Graves Monument
215:Tui Manu'a Graves Monument
1177:
1168:
1160:
1065:Meleisea, Malama (1987).
969:KrÀmer, Augustin (1999).
946:KrÀmer, Augustin (1902).
871:"Death Of A Samoan Queen"
797:Cahoon, Ben, ed. (2000).
336:Map of the Manu'a islands
325:, the main island of the
229:
221:
209:
197:
180:
176:
166:
156:
148:
141:
132:
127:
852:LMS & September 1896
662:LMS & September 1895
472:American anthropologist
340:
882:Freeman, Derek (1983).
650:The Morning Herald 1896
598:, pp. 5, 506, 620.
510:LMS & February 1896
289:
453:
418:
383:Robert Louis Stevenson
357:, a son of Tui Manu'a
337:
280:Robert Louis Stevenson
875:The Missionary Herald
451:
443:Chris Taliutafa Young
441:. Matelita's brother
407:
335:
59:"Tui Manu'a Matelita"
1144:. pp. 409â413.
717:The Hawaiian Gazette
610:, pp. 535, 620.
573:. 6 September 1927.
405:, Stevenson stated:
306:, son of Tui Manu'a
246:, and also known as
44:improve this article
1224:Protestant monarchs
842:, pp. 257â258.
740:Samoa Weekly Herald
679:, pp. 411â412.
240:Tui Manu'a Matelita
1142:C. Scribner's Sons
1127:The Morning Herald
803:WorldStatesman.org
713:"Death of a Queen"
690:"Death of a Queen"
465:was listed on the
454:
338:
1187:
1186:
1178:Succeeded by
1078:978-982-02-0031-9
986:978-0-8248-2219-4
930:978-1-58112-845-1
901:978-0-674-54830-5
237:
236:
225:Arthur Paʻu Young
120:
119:
112:
94:
1231:
1161:Preceded by
1158:
1157:
1153:
1130:
1118:
1112:
1104:
1102:
1090:
1061:
1040:
1019:
998:
965:
942:
913:
889:
878:
855:
849:
843:
837:
831:
825:
819:
818:
816:
814:
799:"American Samoa"
794:
788:
782:
771:
765:
756:
755:
753:
751:
732:
730:
728:
709:
707:
705:
686:
680:
674:
665:
659:
653:
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
617:
611:
605:
599:
593:
587:
586:
584:
582:
567:"Silia v. Young"
563:
554:
548:
542:
536:
530:
524:
513:
507:
421:Death and legacy
416:
304:Taliutafa Tupolo
204:
193:31 December 1872
192:
190:
137:
125:
124:
115:
108:
104:
101:
95:
93:
52:
28:
20:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1228:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1174:
1166:
1156:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1079:
987:
931:
902:
864:
859:
858:
850:
846:
838:
834:
826:
822:
812:
810:
795:
791:
783:
774:
766:
759:
749:
747:
734:
726:
724:
711:
703:
701:
688:
687:
683:
675:
668:
660:
656:
648:
644:
634:
632:
619:
618:
614:
606:
602:
594:
590:
580:
578:
565:
564:
557:
549:
545:
537:
533:
525:
516:
508:
499:
494:
482:
459:Samoan language
423:
417:
414:
380:
343:
292:
217:
202:
201:29 October 1895
188:
186:
185:
123:
116:
105:
99:
96:
53:
51:
41:
29:
12:
11:
5:
1237:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1176:
1167:
1162:
1155:
1154:
1131:
1119:
1091:
1077:
1062:
1041:
1020:
999:
985:
966:
943:
929:
914:
900:
879:
865:
863:
860:
857:
856:
854:, p. 209.
844:
832:
830:, p. 168.
820:
789:
772:
770:, p. 318.
757:
681:
677:Stevenson 1907
666:
664:, p. 231.
654:
642:
612:
600:
588:
555:
543:
531:
529:, p. 378.
514:
496:
495:
493:
490:
489:
488:
481:
478:
439:American Samoa
422:
419:
412:
379:
376:
342:
339:
300:Samoan Islands
291:
288:
272:American Samoa
268:Samoan Islands
244:Margaret Young
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
223:
219:
218:
213:
211:
207:
206:
205:(aged 22)
199:
195:
194:
184:Margaret Young
182:
178:
177:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
139:
138:
130:
129:
121:
118:
117:
32:
30:
23:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1236:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1182:
1173:
1172:
1165:
1159:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1110:
1099:
1098:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1000:
996:
992:
988:
982:
978:
974:
973:
967:
963:
959:
955:
951:
950:
944:
940:
936:
932:
926:
922:
921:
915:
911:
907:
903:
897:
893:
888:
887:
880:
876:
872:
867:
866:
853:
848:
841:
836:
829:
828:Meleisea 1987
824:
808:
804:
800:
793:
786:
781:
779:
777:
769:
764:
762:
745:
741:
737:
722:
718:
714:
699:
695:
691:
685:
678:
673:
671:
663:
658:
652:, p. 30.
651:
646:
630:
626:
622:
616:
609:
604:
597:
592:
576:
572:
568:
562:
560:
552:
547:
540:
535:
528:
523:
521:
519:
512:, p. 46.
511:
506:
504:
502:
497:
487:
484:
483:
477:
475:
474:Margaret Mead
470:
468:
464:
460:
450:
446:
444:
440:
436:
431:
430:kerosene lamp
426:
411:
406:
404:
400:
396:
394:
388:
384:
375:
371:
369:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
334:
330:
328:
324:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
295:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
270:(present day
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
200:
196:
183:
179:
175:
172:
169:
165:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
144:
140:
136:
131:
126:
114:
111:
103:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68:
64:
61: â
60:
56:
55:Find sources:
49:
45:
39:
38:
33:This article
31:
27:
22:
21:
18:
16:
1169:
1136:
1126:
1096:
1067:
1049:
1028:
1007:
971:
948:
919:
885:
874:
862:Bibliography
847:
835:
823:
811:. Retrieved
802:
792:
768:Freeman 1983
748:. Retrieved
739:
725:. Retrieved
716:
702:. Retrieved
693:
684:
657:
645:
633:. Retrieved
624:
615:
603:
591:
579:. Retrieved
570:
546:
534:
471:
455:
427:
424:
408:
395: (1878)
392:
381:
372:
362:
350:
344:
320:
311:
296:
293:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
238:
203:(1895-10-29)
106:
97:
87:
80:
73:
66:
54:
42:Please help
37:verification
34:
17:
15:
1204:1895 deaths
1199:1872 births
608:KrÀmer 1999
596:KrÀmer 1999
551:KrÀmer 1999
539:KrÀmer 1902
403:Henry James
157:Predecessor
1193:Categories
1175:1891â1895
1171:Tui Manu'a
840:Isaia 1999
492:References
316:Tui Manu'a
260:Tui Manu'a
189:1872-12-31
143:Tui Manu'a
122:Tui Manu'a
70:newspapers
1209:Tui Manua
1109:cite book
1058:269250730
1037:269250730
939:248540807
910:185406458
486:Fa'amatai
469:in 2015.
391:HMS
310:, of the
167:Successor
152:1891â1895
1164:Alalamua
1150:29865467
1087:19102181
995:44123701
962:68181533
807:Archived
744:Archived
721:Archived
698:Archived
629:Archived
575:Archived
480:See also
413:â
351:faletolu
347:Alalamua
252:Matelika
248:Makelita
233:Amipelia
161:Alalamua
128:Matelita
100:May 2024
1181:Elisala
1016:8040189
813:14 July
750:13 June
727:13 June
704:13 June
635:13 June
581:15 July
435:Elisala
393:Curacoa
359:Tauveve
308:Moaatoa
242:, born
171:Elisala
84:scholar
1148:
1085:
1075:
1056:
1035:
1014:
993:
983:
960:
937:
927:
908:
898:
363:anoalo
361:. The
327:Manu'a
318:line.
312:anoalo
264:Manu'a
230:Mother
222:Father
210:Burial
86:
79:
72:
65:
57:
1101:(PDF)
387:Samoa
355:Taofi
341:Reign
149:Reign
91:JSTOR
77:books
1146:OCLC
1115:link
1083:OCLC
1073:ISBN
1054:OCLC
1033:OCLC
1012:OCLC
991:OCLC
981:ISBN
958:OCLC
935:OCLC
925:ISBN
906:OCLC
896:ISBN
815:2013
752:2017
729:2017
706:2017
637:2017
583:2013
399:kava
368:kava
323:Ta'Ć«
290:Life
276:Ta'Ć«
256:Lika
198:Died
181:Born
63:news
954:380
892:318
254:or
46:by
1195::
1125:.
1111:}}
1107:{{
1081:.
1048:.
1027:.
1006:.
989:.
979:.
956:.
933:.
904:.
894:.
873:.
805:.
801:.
775:^
760:^
738:.
733:;
715:.
710:;
692:.
669:^
623:.
569:.
558:^
517:^
500:^
286:.
250:,
1152:.
1117:)
1089:.
1060:.
1039:.
1018:.
997:.
964:.
941:.
912:.
817:.
787:.
754:.
731:.
708:.
639:.
585:.
191:)
187:(
113:)
107:(
102:)
98:(
88:·
81:·
74:·
67:·
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
