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Penan boy wearing beaded necklaces and Selungan, with hands on hips
- Title (English):
- Penan boy wearing beaded necklaces and Selungan, with hands on hips
- Collection:
- Perema: Digital Museum of Penan Culture
- Set:
- Penan Cultural Digital Museum
The Penan people along the Baram
- Photographer:
- Morrison, Hedda
- Creation Date:
- 1955-1965
- Community Estimated Creation Date:
- 1955-1959
- Location:
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- ID Number:
- RMM04516_b15_v01_028
- Collection Number:
- 4516
- File Name:
- RMM04516_b15_v01_028.jpg
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Materials/Techniques:
- black-and-white photographs
- Subject:
- Penan youth
jewelry
customs
portrait
selungan
Kerja Ojoo' (handicrafts)
- Description:
- The photograph can be dated to the late 1950s (during the nomadic era) from the bangle and necklace pictured. Only boys were given many bangles to wear as a sign that his family was happy about him. Thus, this child was potentially the firstborn son in his family.
- Source:
- Image source: 'The Penan people along the Baram' photobook by Hedda Morrison.
Metadata source: Franklin George, Garen Jengan and the Penan community of Long Lamai.
- Cite As:
- Hedda Morrison photographs, #4516. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Related Work:
- An alternate printing of this image in "Penans of Sarawak" is available as an "additional view".
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Hedda Morrison photographs
- Box:
- 15
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- Cornell University holds the copyright to this item and provides access to this item for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Inquiries regarding reproductions of and/or permissions to use this item may be sent to rareref@cornell.edu.
