Orang Ulu ("upriver people") is an ethnic designation politically coined to group together roughly 27 very small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in Sarawak, with a population ranging from less than 300 persons to over 25,000 persons. Orang Ulu is not a legal term and no such racial group is listed in the Malaysia Constitution. The term was popularised by a minority association known as "Orang Ulu National Association" that was formed in 1969.
The Orang Ulu typically live in longhouse elaborately decorated with murals and woodcarvings. They are also well-known for their intricate beadwork detailed tattoos. The Orang Ulu tribes can also be identified by their unique music - distinctive sounds from their sape, a stringed instrument not unlike the mandolin.
A vast majority of the Orang Ulu tribes are Christians but old traditional religions are still practiced in some areas.
The Orang Ulu typically live in longhouse elaborately decorated with murals and woodcarvings. They are also well-known for their intricate beadwork detailed tattoos. The Orang Ulu tribes can also be identified by their unique music - distinctive sounds from their sape, a stringed instrument not unlike the mandolin.
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