Samah Sea Gypsies (10 Photos)

Samah Sea Gypsies

The Samah are an indigenous ethnic group from Malaysia and the Philippines who live a sea-based lifestyle in the Sulawesi Sea off Malaysia’s state of Sabah.

The Sabah are one of a number of groups collectively known as Bajau, or sea gypsies.

Originally the sea gypsies lived a nomadic lifestyle in boats. Nowadays most live in small communities, building houses on stilts in the coastal shallows without fresh water or electricity.

Samah Sea Gypsies

Posted on November 30, 2009 | Filed Under Life