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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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A young girl posing for a portrait.

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

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

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A couple in their forest hut suiting two.

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

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

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

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

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

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