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Sandwich Islanders Surf Swimming

Sandwich Island, Hawaii
1878 SI187810

Costume
   Nude women and men.

   TMLBAP and TMLCAP.

Actions
   Men and women ride a big wave (1).

Commentary
   When Europeans discover the Pacific one thing they discover is swimming in the nude.

Source
   Reproduced from Trevor CRalle, The Suyrfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, 1991. Credit Bishop Museum. 1 picture.
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