Sunday, 11 June 2023

A Murut girl prepare palm leaf thatch for her longhouse


 A Murut girl prepare palm leaf thatch for her longhouse.There is no ironwood in the Murut country and thatch must be made either from a form of jungle palm or  from wooden shingles which are not a true hardwood and only have a short life.


Photo by Hedda Morrisson,circa 1950's

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