A port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of an Indian kotia type dhow anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. Her foresail has been set and a small boat is alongside her waist apparently working cargo. A wooden box is suspended over the side at the fore end of the poop. The tip of her mainyard is out of the picture. In the right background is the bow of the Royal Navy heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926). The photographer was taking passage on the Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time. The image is very slightly unsharp. Negatives numbers P34286 and P34290 to P34295 inclusive are of the same vessel.