Double hulled va'a tele (large ship or ocean-going vessel) or 'alia at Mulinu'u on Upolu Island, Samoa, circa 1910. A man stands in front of va'a with child standing on vessel behind. Photographer possibly Louis John Daroux.

ʻalia is the Samoan adaptation of a drua or double-hulled Polynesian sailing watercraft.[1]

References

  1. ^ Taonui, Rāwiri (22 September 2012). "'Canoe navigation - Waka – canoes', Te Ara". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBalia
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