It is believed that Samoa was seen byEuropeans in 1722, when Roggewein from Holland first discovered the island. A member of Roggewein's expedition described the native in these words.
"They are friendly in their speech and Courteous in their behaviour, with no apparent trace of wildness or savagery. They do not paint themselves, as do the natives of some other islands, but on the lower part of the body, they wear artfully woven silk tights or knee breeches. They are altogether the most charming and polite natives we have seen in all of the South Seas."
Another European visitor was a French, Jan Francoise de la Perouse. He got a close look at the Samoans in 1787 and reported that "the men have their thighs painted or tattooed in such a way that one would think them clothed, although they are almost naked.
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