An Introduction to the Malayan Aborigines (1958)

A well-illustrated government guide-book on the aboriginal tribes of Malaya.

Author: Major P. D. R. Williams-Hunt
Publisher: The Government Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1952. First edition.

Contents:

Foreword by Sir Gerald Templer
Introduction
Environment
Numbers and Distribution
Types and Tribes; Social Organisation
Language, Music and Dancing
Health
Dress and Personal Ornament
Ways of Life
Material Culture
Magic and Religion; Customs and Beliefs
Aboriginal Problems and Proposals for Advancement
Appendix A – Select Bibliography
Appendix B – Collections of Aboriginal Material Culture
Appendix C – Collecting for Museums
Appendix D – Notes for the Security Forces

Condition: Hardcover. Fair with minor scratches.