The Orang Laut are several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands. The Orang Laut are commonly identified as the Orang Seletar
An Orang Laut family living in a boat, circa 1914–1921.
An Orang Laut woman in Solok, Jambi southern Sumatra
House barges of the Orang Laut off the coast of Jambi and Riau, Dutch East Indies, circa 1914–1921.
Villages of Orang Laut in Riau Islands.
Orang Seletar are one of the 18 Orang Asli ethnic groups in Malaysia. They are classified under the Proto-Malay people group, which forms the three major people group of the Orang Asli. The Orang Sele
Orang Laut
…ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands. The Orang Laut are commonly identified as the Orang Seletar (also known as Orang Selat) from the Straits of Johor. The term may also refer to any Malayic-speaking people living on coastal islands, including those…
An Orang Seletar man and woman from Pasir Gudang, Johor in traditional attire.
Geographical location of Orang Seletar (located in Johor) and other Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia.
A Seletar girl in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
A few Seletar houses are connected with a wooden pathway, Pasir Gudang, Johor.