Fatutoama’s family stones

Overview

Samoa’s submission recounts Lufasiaitu bringing a shark home but withholding it from his family. Furious, Fatutoama leaves for the mountains with their sons Niumea, Niuui and Niualava. The sons become stones during the journey; her last backward glance ends in her own transformation.

Remorseful Lufasiaitu searches the ocean unsuccessfully and becomes a reef. The submission places the family’s stones near Afulilo valley. This is an attributed landscape tradition, not archaeological proof or a UNESCO endorsement.

Origins & earliest records

Uafato family legend.

Records & interpretation

Native national submission, section Fatutoama.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea

   · 2006

Family & connections

A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

1. National heritage submissionSamoa submission, UNESCO hostedResearch access: 2026-10-12

Image credits

Four family stones

AI interpretation; four family stones and their arrangement imagined.