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University president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said the project would be initiated with the Orang Asli Development Department.
“University volunteers as well as graduates, will assist the orang asli to promote the visits and their handicrafts,” he said when asked about the plan after an interaction session on orang asli’s cultural heritage yesterday.
“For a start, they would identify five to 10 houses for the visits and would see if the stream in the village could be made an attraction,” Dr Rais said.
The former Information, Communication and Culture Minister, said the project organisers would also be promoting nose-flute artiste Raman Bah Tuin as well as the orang asli museum.
“This will enable tourists to understand the orang asli way of living and their cultural heritage,” he said.
The Gombak orang asli village head Ulang Sipang said the concept was a good one.
“We started it in Ulu Yam and some tourists have started to visit orang asli houses there,” he said, adding that an estimated 200 orang asli families are living in Gombak.
Source: TheMalayMailOnline
INFO:
Raman bah Tuin:
- is a nose flutist of Semai orang asli tribe indigenous to Malaysia. A gifted musician on the pensol (also known as the Semai bamboo flute) and craftsman, Raman shares the tales of his people, the rainforest in his tunes.
Orang Asli Museum:
Muzium Orang Asli or the Orang Asli Museum, is a museum in Gombak, Selangor. It was set up in 1987 within the home of the former director general of Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli (Department of Orang Asli Affairs).
A proper museum was erected in 1995 at a cost of RM3.5, as part of the Sixth Malaysia Plan. The museum opened on 19 June, 1998. An official opening ceremony was carried out by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Salahuddin Shah on 2 March, 2000.
The objective of the Orang Asli Museum is to document the history of the Orang Asli community and to showcase the crafts and culture of the community. The museum also functions as a research base on the history and cultural background of the Orang Asli.
Among the items displayed at Muzium Orang Asli include hunting weapons, musical instruments, traps, clothing and personal adornment of the Orang Asli.
Contact:-
Muzium Orang Asli
Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli
Km24 Jalan Pahang, Gombak 53100 Selangor.
