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Two Western Penan men crafting Parang (machetes) in the forest
- Title (English):
- Two Western Penan men crafting Parang (machetes) in the forest
- Alternate Title:
- Two men working in the forest
- Collection:
- Perema: Digital Museum of Penan Culture
- Set:
- Penan Cultural Digital Museum
Penans of Sarawak
- Photographer:
- Morrison, Hedda
- Creation Date:
- 1955-1965
- Location:
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- ID Number:
- RMM04516_b15_v02_085
- Collection Number:
- 4516
- File Name:
- RMM04516_b15_v02_085.jpg
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Materials/Techniques:
- black-and-white photographs
- Subject:
- Parang
forest
Kerja Ojoo' (handicrafts)
- Description:
- Bolo Pusan (bamboo) was used as a bellows to fan the flames of a fire. The man on the right is making a parang. The men can be identified as Western Penan as both these tools were not available to their Eastern counterparts.
Person/people pictured from the Western Penan indigenous group.
- Notes:
- Blowpipes took around one week to craft, according to Gayut Lim, who started making his own in 2005. They were made from trees. Shorter "toy" versions were also given to children, who would occasionally borrow those belonging to their fathers and grandfathers. Gayut also learned how to make a Keleput by following what his parents did.
- Source:
- Image source: 'Penans of Sarawak' photobook by Hedda Morrison.
Metadata source: Gayut Lim 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
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