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People sorting through rattan brought back from the forest
- Title (English):
- People sorting through rattan brought back from 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_112
- Collection Number:
- 4516
- File Name:
- RMM04516_b15_v02_112.jpg
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Materials/Techniques:
- black-and-white photographs
- Subject:
- forest
plants
Mulah (agriculture)
- Description:
- Rattan, known as "Wai" in the Penan language, was harvested from the forest and sorted based on how long and mature the creeper vines were ("Tuah"). There are many types of rattan, including Sabit Sepa, Selapang, Janan, Bugun Tepun, Savit Kup, Mitai, Segulah, Savit Tetong, Samui, and Inang. The rattan would be pulled taut and then harvested using a Parang (machete). The vine would then be sliced open to retrieve its soft insides, which are cut into one meter-long strips and tied into a bundle or coiled (like Telekit) for easy transport.
- 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
- Rights:
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