Here is a picture of a Samoan chief from about 1890.

He did not consume any seed oils, grains, nuts or beans.

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What was their primary diet at the time? Fish?

Yes and pork, fresh coconut , coconut oil, starchy root vegetables like taro, yams and cassava, tropical fruit including bananas, pineapples, mangoes and papaya.