Semai people
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The Semai are a semi-sedentary ethnic group living in the center of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia, known especially for their nonviolence. This characterization was made by Robert Knox Dentan,
A Semai man in Tapah, Perak, Malaysia.
Painted epoxy sculpture of a Semai woman at the American Museum of Natural History
Newly married Semai couple; woman with painted head-band and nose-quill in Ulu Itam, Perak, 1906.
A Semai man in traditional attire opening a durian fruit in Cameron Highlands District, Pahang, Malaysia.
Senoi
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The Senoi are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across th
Semai people
…related to Temiar, spoken by Temiars nearby. The Semai are bordered by the Temiars to the north and the Jah Hut to the South. The Semai belong to the Senoi group, and are one of the largest indigenous ethnic group in the Peninsula and the largest of the Senoi group. Most Semai subsist by cultivating grain…
Senoi of southern Perak showing face-paint and nose-quill, 1906.
A Senoi woman, 1899.
Senoi men with blowguns, 1898.
A Senoi man (in the background) serving a hiker (foreground) as a guide at Mount Korbu, Perak, Malaysia.