Title
A group of Orang Asli
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: L13.5cm X W8.9cm
Accession No.
1991-00507
Collection of
NLB Type
Postcard
Having lived in the wild for most of their lives, the Orang Asli, or aborigines, are expert hunters whose hunting tools include simple weapons such as bows and arrows, blowpipes and spears. Depending on which ethnic community they belong to, the Orang Asli do not necessarily share the same way of life. The Senoi, for example, practise shifting agriculture, while the Negrito lead a nomadic lifestyle.
