照片中的竹筏帆船是台灣地區西部和北部沿海原住民普遍使用的水運工具型態；船身以竹管並排穿綁而成，船帆以植物纖維邊製而成。。

Model of a Bamboo raft from Formosa

備註(Note)：

Hornell Collection On envelope now marked C145/1/: "Water Transport. Japan, China, Tibet, Formosa" [first manuscript in ink] "Hornell Esq" [second manuscript in pencil on right hand corner of envelope] "Formosan Raft & Bonin Island Outrigger" [third manuscript in pencil] On reverse of print: "Subject 'Model of a Bamboo raft from Formosa By courtsey of the Science Museum Negative No. 'SU 5543' [manuscript in pencil] CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED Inquiries in regard to reproduction should be addressed to: The Director of secretary, Science Museum, London, S.W.7" [Printed typed text stamped on reverse of print, details of subject and negative number written in pencil] "between these lines only" [manuscript in pencil]