ʻAliaSamoan Watercraft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ʻalia is the Samoan adaptation of a drua or double-hulled Polynesian sailing watercraft.[1] 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] 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.