IDNO

DG.101953.PAO

Description

A group portrait of Paka anak Otor and his family, standing in their wooden house in Kampung Benuk. Back row (left to right): Paka anak Otor, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and trousers; his wife Sajir anak Sepen, wearing a sleeveless blouse and patterned sarong and carrying their youngest son, Kenid; their son Mihan anak Paka, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Their children in the front row (left to right): Kena anak Paka, wearing a patterned sun-dress; Bungit anak Paka, wearing the same; Nabon anak Paka, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

Paka anak Otor; Sajir anak Sepen; Mihan anak Paka; Nabon anak Paka; Bungit anak Paka; Kena anak Paka; Kenid anak Paka

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Paka anak Otor

Date

circa 1965 - 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 28/8/2007]