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Punan Batu Photos

Back A camp site of the Punan Batu, one of several they stay at, while roaming the forest and changing locations. A Punan Batu woman in one of the caves they use as shelter. A Punan Batu man with the traditional wear and the machete, an essential tool for hunter-gatheres while roaming the forest for

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Punan Batu

The Voices of the Punan Batu The Punan Batu tribe, the only known group of Punan hunter-gatherers of Borneo who remain continuously mobile, struggles to maintain its heritage. In the remote, verdant heart of Kalimantan, Indonesia, I ventured on a journey to seek out the Punan Batu tribe among the dense rainforests, a community whose

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