Sunday, 24 July 2022

Three kayan men singing to welcome the Governor of Sarawak


 Photograph showing three kayan men singing. Two of the men are wearing loin clothes and caps, one is wearing a shirt, loose checked trousers and a cap. The three men have their arms around each others' shoulders. A fourth man is seated in the front, left side. He wears the same woven cap as the others, with a singlet and bead necklaces and bracelets. All the men are completely bald, and have stretched earlobes. The men were singing to welcome the Governor of Sarawak.

'Song of welcome, Ulu Tinjar, Baram District' by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1953.

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