Southern Lau, Fiji
Book 1940 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
This monograph focuses on social structure, and to a lesser extent, religion. Portions of the work deal with the life cycle, games, housing and other aspects of material culture, geography, and archaeology. A section of the work by a field assistant,...

Fijian frontier
Book 1940 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
This study complements Thompson's ethnography of southern Lau (2: Thompson, this file). It is a popular account compared to her previous work, and includes suggestions for bettering the condition of the people. The aim of the study is to analyze the ...

The culture history of the Lau Islands, Fiji
article 1938 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
This article, based on the written, traditional, and archaeological evidence bearing on the history of the Lau Islanders, presents an historical reconstruction of the group. The data are classified into five periods: (1) the early period; (2) the per...

The relations of men, animals, and plants in an island community (Fiji)
article 1949 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
This article demonstrates the ecological relationships between people and nature in southern Lau. Included in the discussion are materials on the physical nature of the islands and their suitability for agriculture, the systems of production and dist...

The problem of 'totemism' in southern Lau
article 1947 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
This article is a reply to a criticism by Capell and Lester on the accuracy of her findings as published in 2: Thompson, this file, especially as they related to totemism and social groupings. Thompson re-examines her data and theirs, and comes to th...

Adzes from the Lau Islands, Fiji
article 1937 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the islands of southern Lau were the center of the canoe industry for all Fiji, and Tonga as well. This work, combined with other highly-developed wood-working activities, necessitated the development of a number of cu...

Pottery of the Lau Islands, Fiji
article 1937 • Thompson, Laura

Lau Fijians • Oceania > Polynesia
In this brief article, Laura Thompson discusses the now extinct pottery industry of the Lau Islands. The pottery was made on only a few of the islands, but was traded to the others. Included is a plate showing sherds and one complete pot recovered by...