Kava making, Samoa

Clearing in front of a large Fale with thatched roof and mat walls, some mats are up. Large gathering of people sitting with in centre a young woman sitting cross-legged on a raised platform. Woman is wearing a hair band and necklace and wears a cloth skirt. In front of her is a large kava bowl with a woman either side, one on right holds a coconut cup, the other is holding vegetable matter. Background is tropical foliage behind Fale including palm trees and frangipani trees.