Outrigger canoes on a beach in front of a village on the south coast of Ceylon.

Outrigger canoes on a beach in front of a village on the south coast of Ceylon. The canoe's hull is an hollowed out tree trunk and the side is a canvas sheet lashed to a wooden framework which is nailed to the tree trunk. The boats appear to be double-ended and the wooden outrigger is rigged to one side. One of the canoes is in the water with three occupants using poles to fish.

Object Details

ID: N85854
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1949-1959
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm