A broadside view of a Fijian double canoe under sail.

A port broadside view of a Fijian double canoe (Waqa Tabu) under plaited pandanus sail in calm waters. Eight Fijian men and one boy are on the deck and deck house. The forward leaning mast, held up by shrouds that lead to the deck and the stern, has a crescent-shaped mast head (domodomo).

The print has a caption stating: 'Fijian Double Canoe'

HMS Challenger (1858) visited Ngaloa and Levuka between 25 July and 1 August 1874 during its scientific circumnavigation of the globe.

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ID:	ALB0175.65
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Hodgeson, Frederick
Date made:	25 July - 1 August 1874
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 132 mm
Parts:	Scientific discovery expedition of HMS Challenger (1858) 1872-76, album of Assistant Paymaster John Hynes (Photograph album) A large tabular iceberg in the South Atlantic (Photographic print) (ALB0175.26) A profile portrait photograph of King George of Tonga (Photographic print) (ALB0175.42) A portait photograph of Queen Charlotte of Tonga (Photographic print) (ALB0175.44) A portait photograph of an unknown Tongan man on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.45) A general view along a palm-fringed beach, Tongatabu (Photographic print) (ALB0175.46) A group photograph of four Tongan men and one woman on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.47) A portrait of a Fijian man in metal cuffs (Photographic print) (ALB0175.56) A Malay trader with his son Arron (Photographic print) (ALB0175.57) A general view of the settlement at Levuka, Fiji. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.58) A half-length photograph of a Kai Colo warrior, Fiji (Photographic print) (ALB0175.59) A seated Fijian woman in a short liku skirt. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.60) A group of Fijians on board HMS Challenger (1858) (Photographic print) (ALB0175.61) A broadside view of a Fijian double canoe under sail. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.65) The Pink Terrace, Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand (Photographic print) (ALB0175.84) A bread fruit tree in the middle of a village, Ki Doulan. (Photographic print) (ALB0175.87) Indigenous houses built on stilts over the water at Zamboanga, Mindanao (Photographic print) (ALB0175.98)

A broadside view of a Fijian double canoe under sail.

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