Portrait of Faase, the Taupo, or Official Virgin, of Fagaloa Bay, and Her Duenna, Samoa

A painting depicts two women in a tropical setting. The woman in the foreground has brown frizzy hair and wears a leaf patterned skirt and top. She leans on the side of a canoe that rests on a wooden frame. A girl stands behind her to the left, wearing a blue and white garment. A tree trunk is behind them, surrounded by greenery. A hut with a thatched roof is to the left, and trees are in the background. The woman in the foreground looks at the viewer, while the other looks down. The scene appears to be outdoors with grass on the ground.