Traditional gong-making beats on in Sabah village


Preserving tradition: Makuut holding a gong he made in Kampung Sumangkap in Sabah. — Bernama

Kudat: The biggest challenge in preserving traditional handicraft is having someone to pass the skill down to but in Kampung Sumangkap in Matunggong here, there is no shortage of that.

Village elders have been passing down their traditional gong-making skills to ensure that the craft lives on.

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