Sunday, November 15, 2009

Mah Meri Tribe & Culture & Crafts







The Mah Meri are one of the 18 tribes of Orang Asli living in West Malaysia. They are of the Senoi subgroup. Most of the members of the Mah Meri tribe live along the coast of South Selangor from Sungei Pelek up to Pulau Carey, although there is at least one Mah Meri Community on the other side of the Klang River.
According to the Orang Asli Office of the Malaysian government , they numbered around 2200 in 2005.
The craving of creature are supposed to replaced the spirit of the creature killed. example, if a tiger is killed, then they crave a tiger carvings and they believe that the tiger spirit dwell in the cravings.






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