A locally built wooden boat on a canal in Batavia, Java, Indonesia

A locally built wooden boat on a canal in Batavia, Java, Indonesia. The boat is being rowed by two men sitting up forward while four women and a man amidships and aft are paddling. Another man is at the stern using a steering oar. The boat's sail and booms are stowed on crutches above the heads of the occupants. It has a small amount of cargo comprising bamboo poles and a large sack. An iron girder bridge across the canal is on the right.

Object Details

ID: P92482
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1929-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 118 mm x 163 mm
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