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Pakaian (
Jawi: ڤاکاين) is the term for clothing in Malaysia's
national language
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. It is referring to things to wear such as shirts, pants, shoes etc.
Since
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 ...
is a multicultural nation:
Malay,
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
,
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
and hundreds of other indigenous groups of
Malay peninsula and
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...
, each has its own traditional and religious articles of clothing all of which are gender-specific and may be adapted to local influences and conditions. Previously, traditional clothes were worn daily. However, by excluding
Baju Melayu,
Baju Kurung many are now only worn on special occasions such as marriage ceremonies and cultural events.
History
Malaysian traditional clothing varies by region. Nevertheless, Malay clothing can be classified according to three distinct periods of history.
Early styles
Prior to the prevalence of
Baju Kurung and
Baju Kebaya
A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern Thailand. Outside of Southeast Asia, it is worn by Javanese, Malays and Portuguese Eurasians in Australi ...
, it is believed that ''
kemban'' was the common woman's clothing of the ancient
Malay archipelago.
''Kemban'' is essentially a type of
sarong
A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...
, only worn by females. Traditionally, women wear two pieces of clothes; the lower one is wrapped around the hips covering lower parts of the body (hips, thighs, and legs) and is called as ''kain sarong'', while the piece that is wrapped around the upper body (chest and torso) is called ''kain kemban''. The third piece of cloth called ''kain kelubung'' may also be used to cover the head (head, shoulders, and arms) from the scorching sun. On the other hand, the typical man's clothing only involved two pieces of clothes. A larger ''kain sarong'' wrapped around the waist which covered the lower part of the body, while a smaller piece tied around the head formed a headdress.
The only difference between the clothes worn by the members of the nobility and the common folk is the quality of cloth used. The members of the nobility used more expensive cloth such as
batik
Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a ''ca ...
,
ikat
''Ikat'' (in Indonesian languages means "bind") is a dyeing technique originating from Indonesia used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric.
In ''ikat'', the resist is formed by b ...
,
songket
''Songket'' is a '' Tenun'' fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. It is hand-woven in ...
, or
tenun
''Tenun'' is an artful Indonesian technique of making a fabric by weaving different colours of threads. belongs to one of the typical Indonesian cultural arts produced by hand skills using traditional looms. The word itself has a high meaning ...
, as well as wore elaborate jewelry made of gold and precious stones. Today, this shoulder-exposing dress still features in traditional Malay dances and rituals especially in
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode").
Kelantan is located in th ...
where it is regarded as an expression of aesthetics, elegance, and femininity.
Classical styles
Malacca
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Malacca was the strongest sultanate in the Malay archipelago and was a center of entrepot trade, with traders from China, India, and the Middle East. According to the
Sejarah Melayu
The ''Malay Annals'' ( Malay: ''Sejarah Melayu'', Jawi: سجاره ملايو), originally titled ''Sulalatus Salatin'' (''Genealogy of Kings''), is a literary work that gives a romanticised history of the origin, evolution and demise of the g ...
(Malay Annals),
Sultan Mansur Shah
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
, the sixth Malaccan ruler, banned Malay women from wearing only a ''kemban'' as it ran contrary to personal modesty based on the Islamic teachings. With the guides from Tun Hassan Temenggong, the son of Bendahara Seri Maharaja Tun Mutahir, the traditional
Baju Melayu and
Baju Kurung were born, adopting different elements from around the world. This style of clothing then remained largely unchanged over the next three and a half centuries.
When the Portuguese conquered Malacca in 1511, they introduced the term ''cabaya'' from the Arabic word ''
abaya
The abaya "cloak" ( colloquially and more commonly, ar, عباية ', especially in Literary Arabic: '; plural ', '), sometimes also called an ''aba'', is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in par ...
'' to describe the blouse-dress traditionally worn throughout the archipelago. The features of ''Baju Kebaya'' is notably very similar to the traditional Malay ''Baju Kurung'' and ''Baju Belah''. In the 16th or 17th century, this style of clothing was adopted by the multicultural communities of
Portuguese Malacca
Portuguese control of Malacca, a city on the Malay Peninsula, refers to the 130 year period (1511–1641) when it was a possession of the Portuguese East Indies. It was conquered from the Malacca Sultanate as part of Portuguese attempts to ...
. The appearance of European elements can be attributed to the role of the Portuguese and the Dutch during the colonial era. Today, the Kristang community in Malacca still wears the original Portuguese style ''kebaya'' as their traditional costume.
Johor
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The earlier ''Baju Kurung'' was longer and looser. In Johor, another version of ''Baju Kurung'' emerged as it was first introduced during the reign of
Sultan Abu Bakar to commemorate the move of Johor's capital from Teluk Belanga to Tanjung Puteri in 1866. Sultan Abu Bakar ordered that the woman's dress be down to below the knee with its neckline smooth and not baggy. The ''Teluk Belanga'' style has no collar and the neckline is stitched in various forms of embroidery. During the reign of Sultan Ibrahim, the dress was changed at the suggestion of the Jaafar bin Haji Muhammad, the first Menteri Besar of Johor, where a pocket was added onto the ''Baju Kurung''. At the same time, the ''kain kelubung'' remained relevant as a part of women's dress right up to the 1930s. Today, the ''Teluk Belanga'' style is synonymous with the standard traditional ''Baju Kurung''.
Kedah
In the northern Malay peninsula, a style of clothing known as ''Baju Sikap'' is preferred by men and was worn as early as 1786. It is a part of the official attire of the
Sultan of Kedah and has been worn for the past two centuries among the royal family of Kedah for state official ceremonies. Baju Sikap is considered one of the basic Malay clothing, that is a part of the Malay "suit six", usually worn during official events in Malaysia.
Modern styles
At the beginning of the 20th century, another style of ''kebaya'' was popularised by the Malaccan Peranakan community, where it is locally known as ''Kebaya Nyonya''. This Nyonya style is different from its predecessors as it uses textile with Chinese motive that intricately embroidered with Chinese techniques. This style of ''kebaya'' is usually accompanied by intricately hand-beaded shoes. Other than Malacca, this style is also popular in other straits settlements such as Penang and Singapore.
In 1960, ''Baju Muskat'' was first worn during the coronation of
the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong inspired by
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...
when he became the first
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fed ...
, who was a prince from the Kedah. The ''Baju Muskat'' is a modified version of ''
Baju Sikap'' from the official attire of Kedah State Government Officials and thus become one of the
regalia of Malaysia
The regalia of Malaysia ( Malay: ''Alat-alat Kebesaran Diraja Malaysia''; Jawi: الت٢ كبسرن دراج مليسيا) includes all the items which are deemed sacred and symbolic of the supremacy and authority of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or ...
.
In the 1950s, the ''selendang'' began replacing the larger ''kain kelubung''. By the early 1980s, the ''Baju Kurung Moden'', a style of ''Baju Kurung'' that closely followed western fashion and detailing was flourished. The ''Baju Kurung'' continues to survive and prosper, especially due to its popularity during the Islamisation of Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s as well as its introduction as a school uniform for public schools in the country.
Varieties
Bumiputera
Malay
Traditional Malay clothing for men is the ''
Baju Melayu'', a long-sleeved shirt which is worn over trousers and usually accompanied with a short
sarong
A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...
called a ''
samping'' which is wrapped around the hips. It is also often accompanied with a ''
songkok
The songkok or peci or kopiah is a cap widely worn in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, and southern Thailand, most commonly among Muslim males. It has the shape of a truncated cone, usually made of black or emb ...
'' or ''
tengkolok
''Tengkolok'', also known as ''Tanjak'', ''Destar'' (Minangkabau: ''Deta''; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar) is a traditional Malay or Indonesian and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style (''solek'' ...
''. Traditionally, Malay men may opt to wear the ''
Pending
Pending is a district in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two ...
'' and ''
Baju Sikap'' in order to complete the Malay "suit six".
On the other hand, Malay women wear the ''
Baju Kurung''. Baju Kurung is a knee-length blouse worn over a long skirt, known as
sarong
A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...
. The blouse is long-sleeved and usually collarless, while the
sarong
A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...
has pleats on one side. A ''
tudong
The tudong ( Indonesian: ''tudung'', Jawi: تودوڠ) is a style of headscarf, worn as interpretation of the Islamic hijab, prevalent amongst many Muslim women in the Malay-speaking world; Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore. Today, the ...
'', ''selendang'' or ''
kain dagang'' is sometimes worn with this. Another popular traditional costume for women is the ''
Baju Kebaya
A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern Thailand. Outside of Southeast Asia, it is worn by Javanese, Malays and Portuguese Eurasians in Australi ...
'', a more tight-fitting two-piece dress that is often considered less formal.
It is famously worn by the female flight attendants of
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB; ms, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad), formerly known as Malaysian Airline System (MAS; ), and branded as Malaysia Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia and a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. (Th ...
.
Peranakan
Chinese immigrants who married Malays and adopted some of the Malay cultures are known as the Baba Nyonya or
Peranakan
The Peranakans () are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (), namely the British Colonial ruled ports in the Malay Peninsula, ...
Chinese. The traditional wear for Nyonya is the ''Baju Panjang'' and a style of ''
kebaya
A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern Thailand. Outside of Southeast Asia, it is worn by Javanese, Malays and Portuguese Eurasians in Austral ...
'' known as ''Kebaya Nyonya'', which are hard-made lace-like trimmed clothing, often with intricate embroidery.
On the other hand, the Baba usually wear clothing similar to the Chinese, called ''Baju Lok Chuan''.
Similar to Peranakan, the Chitty community commonly found in Malacca usually wear similar costumes. The Chitty women usually wear the ''Kebaya Panjang'' or the ''Kebaya Pendek'' with a sarong while the men wear dhoti with shirt or sarong with a head turban.
Those descended from the
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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** Portu ...
often wear Portuguese-style outfits. Men often wear jackets and trousers with waist sashes, while women wear broad front-layered skirts. The dominant colours are black and red.
Other indigenous
Most indigenous people wore
bark costumes decorated with beads. The
Orang Asli of
West Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
still wear clothing of natural materials, often out of tree bark and skirt. Leaf fronds are sometimes crafted into headbands or other ornaments.
On the other hand,
Siamese community of northern Malaysia, both women and men have traditionally worn attire of Thai origin.
In
East Malaysia
East Malaysia (), or the Borneo States, also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. Near the coast of Sabah is a small archipelago called Labuan. East Malaysia li ...
similar clothes are worn. The
Orang Ulu
Orang Ulu ("people of the interior" in Malay) is an ethnic designation politically coined to group together roughly 27 very small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia with populations ranging from less than 300 p ...
of Sarawak wear hand-loomed cloths as well as tree bark fabrics. Beads and feathers are used for decoration. On the other hand, the
Iban
IBAN or Iban or Ibán may refer to:
Banking
* International Bank Account Number
Ethnology
* Iban culture
The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak people, Dayak people on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is believed that the ...
are known for their woven ''
pua'' used in the traditional ''Ngepan'' costumes. In Sabah, the clothing of different tribes differs with different amounts, with tribes in close proximity having similar clothing. Notable ones are the
Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan-Dusun (also written as Kadazandusun or Mamasok Kadazan-Dusun) also less-known as "Mamasok Sabah" are two indigenous peoples of Sabah, Malaysia—the ethnic groups Kadazan and Dusun. The Kadazandusun is the largest native group of Bu ...
bamboo strips hat called ''
siung'' worn by women, the ''dastar'' of the
Bajau
The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia. The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah (formally A'a Sama, "Sama people"); or are known by the exonym ...
worn by men.
Non-Bumiputera
Chinese
Traditional, Chinese men in Malaysia wear a dress called a ''
Tang suit''. Tang suit is a type of jacket with a collar and a knot at the belly. It is mostly of floral motifs. On the other hand, the Chinese women wear the ''
cheongsam
''Cheongsam'' (, ), also known as the ''qipao'' () and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the , the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often s ...
'', a one-piece dress with a collar, diagonally closed with small clips or toggles (fabric clasps). It sometimes can have slits at the side, as is made with a soft fabric such as
silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the ...
.
The cheongsam is especially popular around the time of the Chinese New Year and other formal gatherings. Older well-respected women wear a ''
samfoo'', which looks like pajamas with a separate loose-fitting top fastened by toggles and ankle-length, or above the ankle, pants.
Indian
Indians in Malaysia as with elsewhere in the world wear
saree
A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include:
* as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO
* bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO
* gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std= ...
s and usually worn with a
petticoat
A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing, a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries.
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', in current British En ...
of a similar shade. It is wrapped around the body so that the embroidered end hangs over the shoulder, while the petticoat is worn above the bellybutton to support the saree, which can be made from a wide variety of materials.
On formal occasions, Indian men wear the ''
kurta
A ''kurta'' is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, (subscription required) Quote: "A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women." Quote: "Kurta: a loose shirt without a collar, worn by women and men from South ...
'', a knee-length collarless shirt that is adorned in mostly white or pastel colors.
Nowadays, Kurtas are also made out of colorful fabrics and worn with a loose trouser with a string tie at the waist called the ''pyjama''. Indian men also wear ''
Sherwani
Sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style collar, ...
'', ''
Lungi
The lungi is a type of sarong that originated in the Indian Subcontinent. The Lungi, which usually multicoloured, is a men's skirt usually tied around the lower waist below the navel. it can be worn as casual wear and night wear, in places and ...
'' and ''
Dhoti
The dhoti, also known as veshti, vetti, dhuti, mardani, chaadra, dhotar, jaiñboh, panchey, is a type of sarong, tied in a manner that outwardly resembles "loose trousers". It is a lower garment forming part of the ethnic costume for men in the ...
''.
The Punjabi
Salwar kameez
Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia.
''Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the wa ...
, a long tunic worn over trousers with a matching shawl is also popular among Punjabis.
The fabrics are imported from India, made of the best quality silk that is used in making sarees. On the other hand, the men wear Kurta with pants and a mandatory head turban.
Gallery
File:Malaysian Batik shop.jpg, A shop in Malaysia selling a variety of Malaysian batik
Malaysian batik is batik textile art in Malaysia, especially on the east coast of Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang). The most popular motifs are leaves and flowers. Malaysian batik depicting humans or animals are rare because Islam no ...
.
File:Image from page 222 of "Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence;" (1908) (14583641609).jpg, A Terengganuan Malay woman in traditional Malay Baju Kebaya
A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern Thailand. Outside of Southeast Asia, it is worn by Javanese, Malays and Portuguese Eurasians in Australi ...
, 1908.
File:Tani Yutaka.jpg, Tani Yutaka, the Malayan Japanese secret agent, photographed in Baju Melayu.
File:Image from page 217 of "Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence;" (1908) (14583643838).jpg, A ''kain lepas'' with a broad sash (''kain kemban'') dressed over a Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith" ...
an style of flowered sarong
A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...
with ''kain kelubung''.
File:Kristangi Malacca.jpg, A group of Kristang people
The ''Kristang'' (otherwise known as "Portuguese-Eurasians" or "Malacca Portuguese") or ''Serani'' are a creole ethnic group of people of predominantly mixed Portuguese and Malaccan descent, with substantial Dutch British, Jewish, Malay, Chi ...
performing a traditional dance in Malacca.
File:Penampang Sabah Joanna-Datuk-Kitingan-with-Bobohizan-01.jpg, Variety of Kadazandusun priest and priestesses attires.
File:Bisaya Beaufort.jpg, Bisaya traditional costume in Sabah
File:Sabah West Coast Bajau women in traditional dress.jpg, West Coast Bajau women of Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
, in their ''Badu Sipak''.
File:Tausug.jpg, Suluk woman in a ''pangalay
Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah) is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah.
The dance has a similarity to classical Balinese and Thai dances, ...
'' dance.
File:KgKuaiKandazon Sabah Monsopiad-Cultural-Village-24.jpg, Murut in traditional attire.
File:Lundayeh (6180136136).jpg, Lundayeh women from Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
in traditional attire.
File:Penampang Sabah Dusun-Tindal-01.jpg, Dusun traditional costume
File:Penampang Sabah Kaamatan-Celebrations-2014-05.jpg, Dusun women with Sunduk
File:Young Ibans, or Sea Dayaks.jpg, An Iban
IBAN or Iban or Ibán may refer to:
Banking
* International Bank Account Number
Ethnology
* Iban culture
The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak people, Dayak people on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is believed that the ...
couple in their ''ngepan''.
File:Craftman who loves music (27594393031).jpg, A Bidayuh man with a flute from Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
.
File:Modern Day Orang Asli (28552311563).jpg, Jah Hut performers in Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
.
File:Kampung Orang Asal Seletar, Pasir Gudang (11450635466).jpg, An Orang Seletar man and woman from Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang is a city in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The main industries are transportation and logistics, shipbuilding, petrochemicals and other heavy industries, and oil palm storage and distribution, which is located in Johor Po ...
, Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...
in traditional attire.
See also
*
Culture of Malaysia
References
External links
"Customs & Traditions."Fabric Online. 6 April 2007.
Seameo RSIP07. 6 April 2007.
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