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Gregor Krause (1883–1959)
The Borneo- Portfolios 1927
Portfolio One
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| Plate 1 The harbour image shows the estuary of a number of small rivers in the Bay of Balikpapan at dawn. In the foreground there are sailing boats of the Bugi people which have come from the Celebes. |
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| Plate II A timber forest near Balikpapan. |
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| Plate III This horizontal image shows an already de-forested ravine, at sunrise. |
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| Plate IV & V The two indigenous peoples plates portray Dajakkerhauptlinge (tribal chiefs) who in 1924 were brought from Mahakamstrom to Balikpapan, where they were presented to the Governor-General of the Netherland East Indies who had stopped there by chance. |
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| Plate V - see caption Plate IV above |
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Plate VI Of the apes the Orang-Utan is a young female
about four years old, with rain-wet fur. |
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| Plate VII The Makakus (Macaque) is swaddled in a white cloth perhaps under medical care because of its state. |
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| Plate VIII Shows the large ear and strong jaw of the savage pigtail Macaque. |
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| Plate IX The gray-white Silver-Gibbon pouts its lips as a sign of affection. |
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| Plate X The wide browed Gibbon is a fully grown male of about five years. |
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| Plate XI & XII The last two plates are of young half grown female Gibbons in threatening posture. |
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| Plate XII see caption plate XI above |
Translated by Bernard Lilienthal with assistance of Mark Henshaw, September 2007
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