IDNO

DG.101890.PAO

Description

A young man, probably Miko anak Paka, carrying a rifle in his hands and rattan basket on his back, stands on a bamboo bridge over a river in the Sumur area of Kampung Benuk. Behind him are probably two of his younger brothers, possibly Kenid (the child) and Mihang, who also carries a basket on his back.
The bamboo bridge is made of two crisscrossing rows of large bamboo poles stuck into the ground to form a ‘V’. A row of two bamboo poles for walking on is placed across their intersection; two ‘handrails’, also made of bamboo poles, are attached along the upper ends.
In the background is heavy foliage.

Place

SE Asia Borneo; Malaysia; Sarawak; Penrissen; Kampung Benuk [Kampung Segu Bunuk]

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

?Miko anak Paka

Photographer

?Paka anak Otor

Collector / Expedition

Paka anak Otor

Date

circa 1960 - 1970

Collection Name

Paka anak Otor Collection

Source

Paka anak OtorChua, Liana

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Source: A selection of 185 prints from Paka anak Otor’s larger collection of approximately 500 prints was made by Liana Chua during fieldwork in Kampung Benuk, Sarawak, Malaysia, in 2005. The purchase of non-exclusive reproduction rights [RM 1845, £250] by the Museum to the family of Paka anak Otor [82 Kampung Benuk, Jalan Puncak Borneo, Kuching 93250, Sarawak, Malaysia], and digital copy photographs of the collection [RM 869, £125] were paid for by the Museum Acquisition Fund [£250] and part of a Crowther-Beynon grant [£125] for the collecting of Sarawak objects. The digital scans were made by Fung Huang Colour Photo Centre [153 Padungan Road, Kuching, Sarawak] in 2005. [Liana Chua 2/8/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Liana Chua 6/8/2007]