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Girls Carrying a Canoe, Vaiala in Samoa

John La Farge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women carry a canoe on their shoulders. The canoe is light brown and appears to be made of wood. The women wear a cloth wrapped around their waists. The woman on the left wears a blue cloth, the woman in the middle wears a pink cloth and the woman on the right wears a purple cloth. The woman on the left and the woman on the right are barefoot and the woman in the middle appears to be barefoot. The women are standing on green grass. The background shows a body of water, possibly an ocean or a lake, with trees and greenery on the shore. There is a large tree on the right side of the image with a curved trunk. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1891
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 493 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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