Title
An account of the wild tribes inhabiting the Malayan peninsula, Sumatra and a few neighbouring islands, with a journey in Johore and a journey in the Menangkabaw states of the Malayan peninsula
By
Favre, Pierre Etienne Lazare, 1812-1887
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Paris, Imperial Printing-Office, 1865
Notes
The author gives an account of the wild tribes inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and his impressions and observations during his visit to Johore and the Menangkabaw states. The tribes he described are divided into three principal classes. First, are those who inhabited the interior of Sumatra and neighbouring islands, including the Battas. Second, are the Semangs, found in the northern region of Malaysia. Third, are the many tribes in the southern part of the Peninsula extending as far as Singapore, known by the term Jakuns. He discusses their origins, physical appearance and constitution, social life and customs, population and places of habitation, etc.
Subjects
Civilization
,
Malays (Asian people)
,
Malaysia
,
Social life and custom
,
Sumatra (Indonesia)
BHL Collections
BHL Singapore
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96932
OCLC:
967233
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