Borneo (island)
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Bakatans, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
273 x 209 mm. Group portrait of Bakatan warriors, dressed in war costume and carrying spears. Roth (1896) lists two types of Bakatan, the Batoi (Rejang River) and the Bintulu (Tatau River), but this group has not been precisely identified. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Coal mines, Muara, Borneo [i.e. Brunei, Borneo Island], 1880 - 1889
273 x 209 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto a row of thatched houses runing along beside the coal mine railway. The small trucks of coal are drawn by bullocks. Muara (also known as Brooketon) is situated some 13 miles east of Brunei Tarn and was a centre for coal mining by the British North Borneo Company until 1925. The town was completely destroyed during World War Two. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Dyak Chief and family, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
[Sarebas Dyak women wearing the Rawai], 1880 - 1889
208 x 269 mm. Group portrait of seven Dyak women from the area of the Sarebas and Rejang Rivers. The rambi or rawai is the corset composed of numerous rattan rings covered in brass. The caption for this print is taken from Roth (1896), vol. 1, page 2. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
The English Church, Sarawak, 1880 - 1889
263 x 207 mm. View looking up the hillside towards St Thomas' Church, Kuching, a small wooden building with bell tower, erected and consecrated in 1851. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
The Sultan's Palace, Brunei [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan], Borneo, 1880 - 1889
272 x 206 mm. Showing a number of thatched houses raised on piles and connected by walkways. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Tobacco estate house, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
273 x 207 mm. View looking across a clearing towards a group of thatched, verandahed European houses set among palm trees. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Ukiets, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
270 x 208 mm. Group portrait of men, women and children seated on a woven mat. In Roth (1896), volume 1, page 25 this photograph is captioned 'Kanowits (?)'. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
View of Brunei, Borneo [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei], 1880 - 1889
271 x 203 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto the town of Brunei which consists of thatched houses built on piles on the mudbanks of the Brunei River. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Views of Kuching and Labuan, 1890s
Loose albumen prints, measuring approximately 270 x 185 mm, captioned and numbered in the negative.