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Western Penan or Kenyah Woman wearing a talem pahat (tight necklace) and smoking
- Title (English):
- Western Penan or Kenyah Woman wearing a talem pahat (tight necklace) and smoking
- Collection:
- Perema: Digital Museum of Penan Culture
- Set:
- Penan Cultural Digital Museum
Penans of Sarawak
- Photographer:
- Morrison, Hedda
- Creation Date:
- 1955-1965
- Community Estimated Creation Date:
- 1955-1969
- Location:
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- ID Number:
- RMM04516_b15_v02_031
- Collection Number:
- 4516
- File Name:
- RMM04516_b15_v02_031.jpg
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Materials/Techniques:
- black-and-white photographs
- Subject:
- jewelry
Kenyah
- Description:
- The woman appears to be either Western Penan or Kenyah. The woman is wearing Talem Pahat (tight necklace) and Talem Sebut (pendant in the middle of the loose necklace).
Person/people pictured from the Western Penan and/or Kenyah indigenous groups.
- Source:
- Image source: 'Penans of Sarawak' photobook by Hedda Morrison.
Metadata source: Garen Jengan and the Penan community of Long Lamai.
- Cite As:
- Hedda Morrison photographs, #4516. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Hedda Morrison photographs
- Box:
- 15
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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