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My wife Sheila, and Bot’s wife, were in one skiff (Fig. 18) and Bot and I in
another (Fig. 19). Sheila and I did not know a lot about Orang Asli customs, but
right or wrong, we figured we would “do as they do” so as not to make anyone feel
uncomfortable. Our strategy was simple: we did not want to offend or intimidate people.
Fig. 16 Orang Asli ‘Bot’
or ‘Bot Bot’, Pahang,
Malaysia, 1974
Fig. 15 Government housing for Orang Asli in Tasik Chini reservation, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
A. Abee
My wife Sheila, and Bot’s wife, were in one skiff (Fig. 18) and Bot and I in
another (Fig. 19). Sheila and I did not know a lot about Orang Asli customs, but
right or wrong, we figured we would “do as they do” so as not to make anyone feel
uncomfortable. Our strategy was simple: we did not want to offend or intimidate people.
Fig. 16 Orang Asli ‘Bot’
or ‘Bot Bot’, Pahang,
Malaysia, 1974
Fig. 15 Government housing for Orang Asli in Tasik Chini reservation, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
A. Abee