IDNO

DG.101977.PAO

Description

Portrait of a young Paka anak Otor, his father Otor anak Sunjam and his wife Sajon (later known as Sumuk Nuong) all seated at the longhouse in Kampung Benuk. Paka and his father wear short-sleeved white shirts and trousers; Sajong wears a long-sleeved blouse and probably a sarong.
Behind them can be seen the bamboo slat partition of the awah (inner covered verandah) of the longhouse, and the sloping thatched attap roof.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh [historically Land Dayak]

Named Person

Paka anak Otor; Otor anak Sunjam; Sumuk Nuong (Sajon)

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Paka anak Otor

Date

circa 1935 - 1940

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]