IDNO

DG.101954.PAO

Description

Group portrait of a group of four women, five children and one man, on the steps of a raised wooden house of Sajir anak Sepen’s elder sister in Kampung Sipok, near Kampung Benuk. The women mostly wear Malay-style kebaya (long-sleeved blouses over patterned sarongs). The man, squatting on the ground next to the steps, wears a shirt with rolled sleeves and trousers.
Standing in front of the group, at the base of the steps, are Mihon anak Paka in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and Simau anak Paka in a patterned dress.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

Sajir anak Sepen; Mihan anak Paka; Simau anak Paka

Photographer

?Paka anak Otor

Collector / Expedition

Paka anak Otor

Date

circa 1950 - 1965

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]

Event: The photograph was taken during the visit of Paka, his wife (Sajir anak Sepen) and their ?two children to nearby Kampung Sipok to visit her elder sister. [Liana Chua 28/8/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Liana Chua 28/8/2007]