The oldest surfer photo in the world? Hawaiian youth waiting for a wave with board in 1890

surfingSpeaking of Speaking of California, which Americans were devised, many people think that they are sports, but California surfing is called "father of modern surfing"George FreethWas brought back from Hawaii in 1907.

Including HawaiiPolynesiaThe history of surfing in old is old, it was not only an entertaining sport but also a ceremonial and religious meaning, but by the Christian missionaries that were introduced at the end of the 18th century one of the "savage polynesian culture" It was forbidden as one and almost "extinct" except for a few of Hawaii. A valuable photograph that captured a surfer with a board that was filmed around 1890, which was the era of surfing 'winter', is discovered and is likely to be sent to the auction.

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Surfing which was widely popular around Polynesia such as Samoa and Tonga in ancient times. "The chief of the village was able to have the best board where surfing was the best and the best wood made with the best wood." "The power can use the good board to ride a wave on a good beach, the lower class people, It was a culture that has socially important meanings, including being allowed to enter the same beach only after it was able to overcome a very heavy and difficult-to-handle board. " However, when it was rejected by missionaries who moved from Europe since the 18th century, the culture gradually ceased and only a few people in Hawaii had surfed quietly at the end of the 19th century.

In Hawaii, the surfercore·Bread fin·WilliwiriWhen choosing one tree to make a board from the tree, dig roots, burying fish as "offering" in the hole, craftworkers selected in the village sharpen the wood, polish, paint It seems he made a board. Before going out to the sea, the surfers prayed to God "safety" and "power", and when the calm continued, they had a religious aspect such as praying big waves.

It may be the closest thing to think that surfing existed as "art" for the people of Hawaii, not "entertainment", "hobby" "sports" or "work" as it is today. The surfer was an artist, and if you superbly hit a huge wave it was a feat like completing one piece of art.

Tighten the traditional woven cloth and bring the wooden boards to Oahu ·Diamond HeadA young man standing on the beach of. The photograph was taken around 1890.


This time the picture is in England this ThursdayGloucestershireWith the one in the album put on the auction at the auction, the expected bid price of the entire album is 10,000 pounds (about 1.3 million yen).

FijiAlthough the owner of the two albums containing a total of 100 pictures including 20 pictures was not disclosed, individual dealers purchased for property disposition of a certain decades ago several decades ago It is said that we decided to let go.


Women of traditional clothes.


This ishulaIs it a costume? In addition to the album, I died in 1891KalakauaKing or the last of the Kingdom of HawaiiLiliuokalaniQueen (1838 - 1917), born between the sister of king Kalakaua and the Scottish fatherKaiulaniIt seems that photographs of Hawaiian royalty are included, such as the princess (1875-1899).


It was in 1905 that the suppressed Hawaiian surfing was once again in the limelight and began to walk the way to revival. This year, the Hawaiian Native Hawaiian who will also be the gold medalist of the Olympic Games by swimming later onDuke · Kahanamoku(Then 14-15 years old) formed a surf club called "Hui Nalu" with their friends and they later became known as "Beach Boys of Waikiki" (beach boys of Waikiki).