IDNO

DG.101907.PAO

Description

View of the longhouse at Kampung Benuk from the ground up. On the right is a row of individual apartments with communal galleries (awah) beneath a shared sloping thatched attap roof. On the left is the raised tanju (open gallery), with wooden railings and a narrow ladder consisting of notches in a single wooden pole with railings on either side.
A young man, Kadar, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and trousers descends the ladder. At the base of the ladder, facing the storage area beneath the platform, is another young man, Minak. A third young man, Minos, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, walks towards the camera.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

Kadar; Minak; Minos

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 23/8/2007]