CROSS CULTURAL COUNSELING: Museum Orang Asli (type of houses)

Salaam all. Hope you had a great week like I did! Last Wednesday, the class went to the Museum Orang Asli Gombak. The museum was only a few minutes drive and we spent around 2 hours there. We started with an introduction on the history of the museum and the Orang Asli. We learnt that there are many tribes of Orang Asli and that not all of them are from Malaysia. Some of them travelled to Malaysia from neighboring countries long time ago. It was very interesting for me as a Singaporean to know that they have their own practice and beliefs that I have never heard before such as moving out and finding a new place to stay after someone have died, burying their favorite possession with them when they die and having a grave of only around 3 feet deep (woods will be burned on top of the grave to deter wild animals from approaching). We then toured the museum and read about the functions and uses of the display. Here’s a few pics on the types of houses they live in. Enjoy!