Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts

Friday, 28 April 2023

A group of kedayan girls sell their rubber to a chinese trader


 A group of kedayan girls sell their rubber to a chinese trader in Merapok ,lawas area on the Sabah boarder,With the proceeds they will buy their everyday requirements such as kerosene,salt,cigarettes and matches.The traders weighs the rubber with chinese scale or dacing.


Photo by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1950's.

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

The henghua Fisherman of Sarawak


 At Belawai,in the delta of Rejang,a Henghua fisherman clean his catch before it is salted and dried.The henghuas a group of people from Fokien province are the best fisherman in Sarawak.They go far out to sea in quite small junks and produce considerable quantities of fish which are partly salted and partly sold at the fresh state.


Photo by Hedda Morrison,circa 1950's