Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Importance of preserving labu sayong knowledge

These are some of the importance of preserving Malay indigenous knowledge, Labu sayong. This knowledge should be safeguarded as it is very unique and special.

1. TRADITIONAL HERITAGE

It is believed that pottery-production has started by the Malays thousand of years ago. This traditional heritage must be kept alive as it is one of the evidence from the history of Malay civilization. It is irrefutable evidence of the origins of the primal communities referred to as the Malays.

2. NATIONAL IDENTITY

As we all know, a pottery-making was introduced by Tuk Muluk, a “migrant” from Sumatra. This means we should understand that the people of Sumatra, which is Sumatra Malays shared a common identity, ancestry, and ethnicity with the peninsular.

3. REDUCE INVENTION OF PLASTICS

Nowadays, the usage of pottery products has been declining due to the increase of plastics products. We should attract back the society in using the pottery products, such as labu sayong. It can reduce the invention of plastics which is good. 


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