A boatwoman and child beside a beached Tanka boat
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This ink drawing shows a boatwoman with her child on her back. She sits beside a Tanka boat resting on stones near the water’s edge. George Chinnery made it in 1834. It’s one of the few detailed records of Tanka boat life. The scene feels quiet, like a snapshot of daily routine by the shore. Look up George Chinnery next.
