A camp site of the Punan Batu, one of several they stay at, while roaming the forest and changing locations.

Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers - woman portrait

A Punan-Batu woman in one of the caves they use as shelter.

Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers cave man

A Punan-Batu man with the traditional wear and the machete, an essential tool for hunter-gatheres while roaming the forest for food.

Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers tribe members with their pet monkeys.

Two Punan women with a child and their pets, eastern gray gibbons taken from the forest. Monkey teeth are hanging on the child's necklace, as a sign of a good hunter.

Asut, the eldest and the shaman of the Punan Batu tribe in one of the caves they use for shelter.

A boy comfortably sitting on a tree and posing for the camera.

A young girl posing for a portrait.

Child

A child mastering the use of the machete at a very early age

Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers - family portrait in their hut

Asut with his daughter and granddaughters in their lapo (forest hut).

A couple in their forest hut suiting two.

Three kids with their mother at small huts in the campsite.

A group of Punan crossing the river while moving between campsites.

Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers - father and son

A child waiting for his father with the spear in his hand to return to the cave.

Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers - tribe leader portrait

Sandi, the Punan Batu group leader. It took him a while to openly talk about his tribe concerns and their struggles.

Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers - girl portrait
Cave Punan Batu - Hunter-gatherers girl portrait

A man with a spear on his way to the cave.

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