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Temiars from Tɛmagaaᵏ village, trekking through the dense forest along the boundary between Kelantan and Perak, that marks the edge of their traditional territory.

A group walk along the border of their ancestral land. The vegetation here is typical of high altitude forest.

Hunters take every opportunity to track animals while walking and camping, and this wild boar was chanced upon as it wallowed in a mud hole, right on the path.

Dense angular ferns grow rampant on an old logging track near Tɛmɛnkaaᵏ Mountain.

ˀAríf Pandaᵏ points to a tree that is scarred with a hack mark made by a Temiar perhaps eighty years ago, on the path to Rɛmŋơơm Mountain.

A hunter takes aim at a monkey, high up in the trees. (Credit: Rapi)

The late Sgt Siyam walking through forest where great trees still stand.

ˀArif Pandaᵏ walks between two trees at Sʹlipɔɔh hill, before the loggers began operations there in 2013.

A clump of giant bamboo stands immovable, deep in the Ragas River valley, near Rɛnipuy cave.

A Temiar cuts a tree to extract the honeycomb of black bees.

Elephant foot prints in the mud at the Puyan river-source.

A lonely place on the Jɛŋhuŋ River, where no one goes any more. Here a young girl, ˀAsuh ˀ was killed by a tiger.

A natural rock outcrop, called Batuᵏ ˀAsaad, that takes the shape of a pumpkin. (Credit: ˀIdris ˀAsod)

Temiars of Píɲcơơŋ stand in front of Batuᵏ Tajuuᵏ, or Snake Rock, a natural rock formation in the shape of a snake’s head (Credit: ˀIdris ˀAsod)

A survey team stands in front of ˀƐnkuuᵏ waterfall, on the Píɲcơơŋ River.

A spectacular waterfall on the Kacəŋ River, which ﬂows from Barˀơơb Mountain, east of Gɔɔb.

The clear-ﬂowing waters of the higher Puyan are exotic to us, but to the forest people they are the arteries of the land, and they are guarded by powerful souls.

After the petition is made, no harm will come to the people as they climb the trees and harvest with hook-poles.

The mud bog from where two rivers begin, the Talơŋ, which ﬂows into Perak, and the Puyan.

Source of the Puyan River, which begins with quiet water covered by cool forest

Deep forest still covers the sides of the Puyan.

A group takes a rest after reaching Ŋulŋaal Ridge, on the path leading to the Perak border.

A path up the Puyan, made muddy after recent manau rattan collection.

A young Temiar selects palm branches to cut to make roofing.

A Temiar points to the path that leads down from the boundary, towards the Ciyuŋ River, in Perak.

The late ˀUda Siyam stands at the Tampaal River.

The Tampaal River, near where Pəŋhuluᵏ Bơŋsu’s mother was murdered by bandits.

Standing at Soh hill, on the boundary between the Bərtax with the Puyan.

Standing on Capaaᵏ mountain, at the Píɲcơơŋ-Bərtax boundary.

ˀAríf Pandaᵏ, standing on the ridge near Pɛrsuud mountain, points down toward the source of the Palɛɛs River.

Standing at Batuᵏ Jaŋkaar, at the Píɲcơơŋ-Bʹlaˀəər boundary.

Kudín ˀAŋah points to a clump blowpipe bamboo growing on Sʹwơơr peak, on the path up to Sơid.

Risut ˀAdiᵏ stands at a luwag, or mountain pass, at the border with Perak.

Luwag Gɛrgug, so named because of frogs making a “gug-gug” sound.

Two Temiars from Píɲcơơŋ on the peak of Kamaar mountain, on the boundary of their land.

The grave site of Taaᵏ Galoŋ, a distant ancestor of the Temiars.

The Kalʉᵏ River, at Tagat.

A luwaaᵏ fruit creeper on a tree near Labuᵏ.

A Temiar hikes in the Jisay River valley, towards the boundary with Bayuur.

The forest at Kayaaᵏ, the oldest settlement of the Píɲcơơŋ Temiars. (Credit for Píɲcơơŋ pictures: Rapi)

A cave at Tʹŋơơᵏ, used by hunters.

Rɛnipuy Waterfall, on the Ragas River, with the cave to the right of it where Temiars took shelter in 1954.

Guwɔɔᵏ Lawaar, a where the Bərtax River Temiars took shelter to escape the RAF bombing.

Guwɔɔᵏ Lawaar, where bats are hunted.

The path to Lawaar from downriver, passing through Kʹrap Gully.

Walking up Naŋkaaᵏ ridge, the path that Taaᵏ Kʹlusar used to reach Ranah from Lawaar.

Tiiger tracks in the mud.

Temiars stand on Pʹnaŋơw Mountain. At 2180m, it is the highest point in their territory and the most revered of their mountains. (Credit: ˀIdris ˀAsod)

A team from Gawíín village is ready to embark on rafts to reach the area to be surveyed near the Puyan river-mouth. (Credit: Wahab ˀAlʉj)

The small dogs of the Temiars were vitally important for leading hunters to animals such as monitor lizards or bamboo rats.

Palm leaves from the forest are laid out to make a bed at this temporary camp.

Some Temiars sit by the camp fire as they prepare their meal of langur meat, after arriving in torrential rain at Ragas River.

A fire is lit after making camp on the boundary with the Bayur River valley, near ˀAbơŋ Mountain.

A nɛysơơy, a shelter made of leaning branches, cut from kamaar palms, where hunters might stay for a few days.

A young Temiar ties a roofing of bɛltơp palms, for a more permanent shelter.

A shelter built to live in while cutting a swidden.

A hunting camp at Gooc, in the Píɲcơơŋ River valley.

ˀAri Kɛntơn collects latex from a gʹtah cɛp tree, for making into bird trapping gum. (Credit: ˀIdris ˀAsơd)

Cuts are made in the tree as far up the trunk as they can reach (Credit: ˀAri Kɛntơn)

Sadəri ˀEmbah prepares gumming strands at a hunters’ camp. (Credit: ˀIdris ˀAsơd)

Bat hunting caves. (Credit: Yusman ˀAndơᵏ/Rapi)

Standing guard at a wall of bamboo, made to trap a herd of wild boars inside.

Temiars catch fish by tugging a line in the water, while walking toward the river source.

Temiars of Bʹrơg village, lower their fish traps into a pool on the Puyan River.

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