Raaŋ village, in the Pos Goob valley, after some heavy rain.

Tɛmagaaᵏ village; note how all the open space is kept clear of grass. The Temiars hold that ‘home’ should be separate from ‘forest’.

Kampuŋ Calɛɛr, a village on the Lower Puyan, with Sakơb mountain behind, that borders with Pos Pasíg, to the east.

Bɛrcaap village, in 2014, with Tɛmɛnkaaᵏ mountain in the background.

Tambus, marigolds, planted by the homes to help with dreaming. (Credit: ˀAnɛl)

Habog, a small settlement that was abandoned after ‘dark spirits’ disturbed the people.

A new home built in 2020, at Píɲcơơŋ village.

A simple home made of rɛndɛɛd bamboo walls, at Píɲcơơŋ village.

A meeting hall, with half-open walls.

Pəŋhuluᵏ Bơŋsuh’s home at Cʹnantəl.

Bʹrơg village, in 2015.

ˀAngah Pandơᵏ at Lʹmog Capɛɛr, a homestead on a swidden located at the Upper Puyan.

A Temiar home on a new swidden, at Capɛɛr.

The homes of Tanjuŋ village, in 2013.

The homes of Tanjuŋ village, in 2013.

A villager ties a bamboo wall to keep pests out of a swidden.

A house wall is constructed by inserting lengths of bamboo between uprights.

A tidy work was made on the wall of this new house.

The village men contribute to the building of their community hall.

A man at Tɛmagaaᵏ builds a new house.

A new roof ready for tying on palm sheets.

The palm leaves are plaited to form sheets.

The palm leaves are plaited to form sheets.

The sheets of woven palms are sun-dried for a day.

The leaves of the palms are then pulled tight after drying.

The roofing is tied on with rattan cord to create a perfectly waterproofed interior.

The roofing is tied on with rattan cord to create a perfectly waterproofed interior.

A finished roof on the inside.

The vines are split in two and thinned down on the inside.

The vines become flexible cords for tying with.

Bamboo is hacked at the nodes and opened out flat to make niis, or flooring.

Bamboo is hacked at the nodes and opened out flat to make niis, or flooring.

Bamboo poles are opened out flat and scraped to make niis, or flooring.

Walls could also be made of palm skins, woven in zig-zag patterns. (Credit: ˀAnɛl)

Clean water could be transported to the house via a bamboo aqueduct.