New Zealand - Samoa - Roast pig - circa 1915 - by Thomas Andrew Samoa - Officially the Independent State of Samoa - The capital city is Apia. - Discovered and settled by the Lapita people around 3,500 years ago. - A unitary parliamentary democracy with eleven administrative divisions - A member of the Commonwealth of Nations - Western Samoa was admitted to the United Nations in 1976. - The entire island group, which includes American Samoa, was called "Navigator Islands" by European explorers due to the Samoans' seafaring skills. (Reference: Wikipedia) Image source: Roast pig, circa 1915, Samoa, by Thomas Andrew. Purchased 2014. Te Papa (O.042328) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1463231