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Weaving a lifeline for Mah Meri women

Hasnoor Hussain7 years ago3rd Oct 2017Pictures
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Children playing outside a house in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
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BETWEEN the third and last week of each month, Mah Meri weavers from the five Orang Asli villages on Pulau Carey – Kg Sg Bumbon, Kg Sg Judah, Kg Sg Kurau, Kg Kepau Laut and Kg Rambai – gather at the wooden pavilion in Kg Sg Bumbon to trade their craft with Gerai OA.

Gerai OA is the first social enterprise to work with Mah Meri artisans and other Orang Asli and Orang Asal from all over Malaysia by buying their craft and selling them at pop-up stalls.

Between 50% and 60% is paid upfront to the artisans for their products and the balance is paid upon sale.

Many Mah Meri women weave to supplement the household income. Their men work in the surrounding areas doing odd jobs in the oil palm plantations on Pulau Carey or in low-wage jobs in factories nearby. – October 3, 2017.

Woven products by Mah Meri women of Tompoq Topoh are sold to Gerai OA at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Woven products by Mah Meri women of Tompoq Topoh are sold to Gerai OA at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Children from the Mah Meri tribe playing at the roadside in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Children from the Mah Meri tribe playing at the roadside in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri boy playing in a pandanus tree which the tribe uses to produce handwoven craft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri boy playing in a pandanus tree which the tribe uses to produce handwoven craft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Many Mah Meri women weave to supplement the household income. The men work in the surrounding areas doing odd jobs in the oil palm plantations on Pulau Carey or in low-wage jobs in factories nearby. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Many Mah Meri women weave to supplement the household income. The men work in the surrounding areas doing odd jobs in the oil palm plantations on Pulau Carey or in low-wage jobs in factories nearby. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju refills a bottle with petrol at a grocery shop at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju refills a bottle with petrol at a grocery shop at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju at a grocery shop in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju at a grocery shop in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Mah Meri women waiting their turn to sell their handicraft products at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Mah Meri women waiting their turn to sell their handicraft products at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri teenager resting under a hut at Kg Bumbon. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri teenager resting under a hut at Kg Bumbon. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Children playing outside a house in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Children playing outside a house in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A pipe without meter at Juliana's house in Kampung Bumbon of Pulau Carey, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A pipe without meter at Juliana's house in Kampung Bumbon of Pulau Carey, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju weaving pandanus leaves to make handicraft under a kerosene lamp at her house in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju weaving pandanus leaves to make handicraft under a kerosene lamp at her house in Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri teenager seen at the door of her house in Kampung Bumbon of Pulau Carey, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
A Mah Meri teenager seen at the door of her house in Kampung Bumbon of Pulau Carey, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Wooden carving on display and pandanus leaves being dried at a workshop to produce Mah Meri handicraft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Wooden carving on display and pandanus leaves being dried at a workshop to produce Mah Meri handicraft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju with her handicraft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
Rita Uju with her handicraft at Kg Bumbon, Pulau Carey, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 3, 2017.
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