IDNO

LS.17364.EVN

Description

On Catalogue Card: "139.43. Malaya. 'Callenfels, with Negritos of Lenggong' (group)."

P. van Stein Callenfels, a Dutch archaeologist, standing with three Orang Asli Semang men (historically described as 'Negritos'), one of whom is holding a blow pipe and the other two are holding axes. A man in British official or military uniform is standing behind them. [SG 12/9/2007]

Place

SE Asia; Malaysia; Malaysia Peninsula; Hulu Perak; Lenggong [Upper Perak]

Cultural Affliation

Orang Asli; Semang [historically Negrito]

Named Person

P.V. van Stein Callenfels

Photographer

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Collector / Expedition

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Date

October 1913

Collection Name

Evans Collection

Source

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Bibliographical reference: Evans’ mentions the stories van Stein Callenfels told him when he visited Evans in Malaysia, and described him as "a huge man, six foot three high, very broad and stout, with a black beard and a voice like a bull. He was a great eater and drinker, and looked like the picture of Conan Doyle’s Professor Challenger, but on an enlarged scale. He was quite aware of his resemblance, and often spoke of it, claiming jokingly, that Conan Doyle had created the Professor on his model" (The Years Behind Me, p. 319). [SG 12/9/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Sudeshna Guha 12/9/2007]