IDNO

DG.101916.PAO

Description

A group of twelve men, women and children sit on benches around a rectangular table in the porch of a shop at Kampung Sipok, during a visit by Paka anak Otor and his family from nearby Kampung Benuk.
The young women and girls mostly wear knee-length, short-sleeved dresses; the men mostly wear shirts and trousers. The young woman sitting closest to the camera on the left is Simau, Paka’s daughter; the girl behind her is her sister Bungit, followed by their mother, Sajir anak Sepen (now Sumuk Meroi).
On the table are several glass bottles with straws, containing coloured soft drinks. On the left, a young man reaches over the women to place a straw in one of the bottles.
On the left is the shop, which has a concrete floor. There are several shelves stacked with items in one corner, and other items on the floor or tied to the wooden beams.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

Simau anak Paka; Bungit anak Paka; Sajir anak Sepen (Sumuk Meroi)

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]