The sea nomad bride (Orang Kuala tribe) shows herself in various festive dresses (in the Pontian district, Johor state, southern Malaysia)
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A sea nomad (Orang Kuala tribe) in the southern Malaysian province of Johor (Pontian district) brings his shellfish catch to market.
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A settlement of sea nomads (Orang Kuala tribe) near the Strait of Malacca in the state of Johor, southern Malaysia.
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A group of sea nomads (Orang Kuala tribe) with individual members of other ethnic groups in a village on the Strait of Malacca in the state of Johor, southern Malaysia.
In Malaysia, they belong to the Orang Asli (indigenous people) ethnic group, also known as Proto-Malays. They are nominally Muslims.
(March 1979)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Bride and groom from the sea nomads (Orang Kuala tribe), dressed as a ‘ruling couple’ in a village in southern Malaysia (Pontian District, Johor State).
(March 1979)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Sea nomads of the Orang Kuala group fishing (in the Strait of Malacca, Benut area in the state of Johor/southern Malaysia).
(March 1979)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Sea nomads (Orang Kuala) and neighbors at a wedding dinner in a village near Benut/ Johor State (South Malaysia).
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Silat-dancer in the village Kampung Baru Lapis Sayang (near Benut/ SW-Malaysia). Among the viewers the deceased professor for social anthropology, Kurt Tauchmann (University of Cologne).
(February 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A sea nomad village (behind the palm trees) on a small canal in South Malaysia (Johor Province).
(February 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Boats on the Sungai Benut (river) in Johor Province (South Malaysia)
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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