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The Aborigines Museum ( ms, Muzium Orang Asli) is a
museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
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Ayer Keroh Ayer Keroh is a town situated in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the seat of the state government since 2006, being the home of the state secretariat building complex – Seri Negeri complex and one of a few towns which formed t ...
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Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...
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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, which showcases the
native people Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
relics found in the country. It was originally located inside Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, but later relocated to its present area along
Lebuh Ayer Keroh Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Federal Route 143, also known as ''Lebuhraya Ayer Keroh'' or Ayer Keroh Highway, is the main dual-carriageway highway that connects Malacca City of Malacca, Malaysia to the North–South Expressway via Ayer Keroh Interchange. ...
in December 1996 and went under the management of Malacca Museum Corporation. The museum was reopened on 3 February 1997. The museum building is a replica of a native house, built based on the architecture adopted from the common houses of native people in Malaysia. It displays the aborigines' fishing method, agricultural tools, interior house design, weaponry, wedding customs, heritage, history and funeral ceremonies of the indigenous tribes. The museum opens everyday except Monday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.


See also

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List of museums in Malaysia This is a list of museums in Malaysia. Johor * Bugis Museum * Figure Museum * Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum * Kite Museum * Kota Johor Lama Museum * Kota Tinggi Museum * Pineapple Museum * Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum Kedah * P ...
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List of tourist attractions in Malacca This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia. Community * Chitty Village * Hang Tuah Village * Jonker Walk * Little India * Morten Village * Portuguese Settlement Convention centres * Malacca Inter ...


References

1997 establishments in Malaysia Ayer Keroh Orang Asli Museums in Malacca Museums established in 1997 {{Malaysia-museum-stub