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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Sea nomad children (Orang Selitar tribe) splash around in the Strait of Johor between Johor Bahru (southern Malaysia) and Singapore.
In Malaysia, they also (like the Orang Kuala) belong to the Orang Asli (indigenous people) ethnic groups, also known as Proto-Malays.
(March 1979)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © 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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Boats on the Sungai Benut (river) in Johor Province (South Malaysia)
(March 1979)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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