Olympus OM-2N | Fuji 160S

Posted on Aug 20, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Ilford Delta 3200 | Agfa MCC
There was a sick baby so this doctor was brought in to dance for 9 days while the men of Tanjung Isuy drummed. The women and children stayed as long as they could, but dropped out faster than the men. The ceremony went on until 1AM every morning. I wasn't aware of that when they offered me coffee, and as a non-coffee drinker I demurred, "oh, I shouldn't, it's already 8PM."

The ceremony was definitely not intended for tourists. I was the only one in town and no one had thought to mention it to me previously--the day I saw it was already the 8th day of dancing. Shorni was the one who'd found out about it. Not Dayak himself, he didn't feel comfortable observing, so he simply walked me to the ceremony and left.

Posted on Aug 18, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Ilford Delta 3200 | Agfa MCC

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Olympus OM-2N | Ilford Delta 3200 | Agfa MCC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC
This woman, part of the five families still living in the longhouse near Tanjung Isuy, sweetly showed me around. Several bedrooms, two kitchens, reasonably cool inside due to lack of sunlight.

Posted on Aug 16, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC
I'd asked the shopkeeper out of curiosity how the doyo—a traditional Dayak fabric made from beaten bark—was made. He ended up coercing this girl—possibly his sister—into demonstrating for me. She didn't want to, was giggling uncomfortably the whole time, which in turn made me uncomfortable, and by the time this lovely woman came over to give her weaving advice, I practically begged them to stop the demo and let her go back to watching TV.

Posted on Aug 16, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC
In this village, small children go around selling fried treats made by their moms. There aren't any restaurants open early in the morning so if you need breakfast before a 6AM boat or bus, just wait for a tiny entrepreneur toting some deliciously chewy roti goreng, hot pisang goreng, anything goreng...

Posted on Aug 16, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Portra VC

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

Posted on Aug 15, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

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