The Swamp Aborigines of Malaysia
The magnificent-looking Chief of the Swamp Aborigines Welcome sign to the Village: "Charcoal Junction Village" The jetty at our yard bordering the swamp Big Stork standing on roof of house Just caught: A Civet Cat Mangrove wood for making charcoal Aborigine children eating their meal An Aborigine child Bitter Gourd stuffed with fish and shrimp meat Making charcoal from Mangrove wood Mother and Baby Idyllic vilage scene Wild jungle flower Wild Boar Soup with White Peppercorns Wild Boar Trotters in Black Vinegar and Soya Sauce Woman collecting mangrove wood The oil rig yard we are constructing in Johor, Malayisa is near a mangrove swamp. The swamp is well-preserved and teeming with wild-life. A community of Aborigines belonging to the Seletar tribe of sea aborigines live in a village called Kampong Simpang Arang or Charcoal Junction Village . The tribe earn their living by making charcoal from the hard Bakau or mangrove tree wood, and by catching Crabs, Fish Sh...