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An Introduction To The Malayan Aborigines

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Subject :An Introduction to the Malayan Aborigines
Published By : The Government Press Kuala Lumpur and Written by Major P D R Williams-Hunt 
Location : Malaya
Estimated Year : 1952
Media Type : Book
Source : Ian Anderson, Ipoh / Kinta Properties Group
Remark : This book was written by Major P D R Williams-Hunt, Adviser on Aborigines, Federation of Malaya and the foreword was by General Sir Gerald Templer, High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya. As the title itself suggests, this book is about the Malayan Aborigines. To give the reader a clear picture, the author has divided the book into several chapters namely – environment, numbers and distribution, type and tribes, language, music and dancing, health, dress and personal ornament, way of life, material culture, and magic and religion. It also contains a number of photographs of the aborigines.

For a short introduction to the Malayan Aborigines, based on this book, click here.

To read more about General Sir Gerald Templer, click here.

Filename : 20080117-011