Va'aālo model. Outrigger canoe model. The liu (hull) has a smooth unpolished surface and is made of a dark brown wood. The liu is undecorated, however it has been roughly painted with a white substance along the sides. Dotting the top edge of the liu is a series of small drilled holes. These holes allow for 'afa (sennit) to be threaded through to fafau (lash) the ufi taumua (bow cover) and ufi taumuli (stern cover) to the liu. Both the ufi are adorned with decorative spikes known as pule. In between the two ufi, another plank of wood which measures the length of the liu has been fafau known as the 'oa (gunwale). In front of the 'ufi taumuli a piece of wood has been glued to the 'oa which measures the width of the liu. This wood represents a lago ofe (lean to). The lago ofe has a small square notch carved out of it and is used to hold the fishing rod while the tautai (fisherman) is fishing. The fishing rod of this model is made of a small piece of dark wood and a twig which has been fausaga (bound) using 'afa (but a life-size fishing rod would have been made of 'ofe (bamboo)). Unfortunately the fishing rod of this model has broken and is very fragile. In front of the lago 'ofe is another piece of rectangular wood that measures the width of the liu and has been glued in place. This piece represents the nofoa tautai (seat of the fisherman). The nofoa tautai of this model has a few pieces of 'afa wrapped around it. This 'afa represents the 'afa that the tautai would have loosely wrapped around their foot and the lago ofe or lau niu to act as an indicator for when fish have been caught. Just in front of the nofoa tautai, a thin piece of wood has been fafau diagonally from the 'iato (boom) to the liu. This piece represents the pu'ega, a plank of wood used as a handle by the tautai to steady themselves during a fishing expedition. In between the two 'iato is another seat similar to the nofoa tautai and this would have been reserved for the soā ālo (intern or assistant to the tautai). The job of the soā ālo was to steer the va'aālo while the tautai was fishing. Located in the pu'osotaumua (bow storage cavity) is a length of 'afa that has been coiled into a small circle. This coil is then wrapped in a thin wire to hold it all together. This 'afa could have been used for the fishing rod or anchor. The two 'iato are shaped like thin rectangles and are made of the same wood as the liu. These 'iato have been fafau to the liu using 'afa. Tu'itu'i (pegs) have been fafau to the other end of the 'iato in order to hold the ama (outrigger). The 'iato nearest to the bow of the va'aālo has an extra attachment fafau where the tu'itu'i are situated. This piece of wood is shaped like a two-pronged fork and is called a failā. The failā was used to hold the fishing rod when it is not in use. The tautai would lean the rod diagonally across the 'iato from their seat and resume steering the va'aālo. Near the stern of the va'aālo is another wooden attachment glued on top of the 'iato. This piece of wood has a semi-circular notch carved out of it and would have been used to hold the foe (paddle) by the handle. Just in front of the same 'iato is a plank of wood the same width as the 'iato, but shorter. The blade of the foe would have rested on this plank of wood. This placement would ensure the foe was accessible by both the tautai and soā ālo. The foe of this model is made of a lighter wood than the va'aālo and is plain with a thin handle and a wide, round blade.

This model is an accurate example of the va'aālo used in Samoa for deep sea fishing expeditions and inter-island commuting. The va'aālo is recognised by its ufi taumua and ufi taumuli. These covers allow for a storage cavity beneath them called pu'oso. These storage cavities were then filled with food, fresh water and fishing tools needed by the tautai and those aboard the va'aālo. This model may likely have been created as a teaching tool, or made as a way of practising and learning how to make a life size va'aālo.