MAKING OF GONG KG SUMANGKAP KUDAT SABAH

MAKING OF GONG KG SUMANGKAP KUDAT SABAH

Kg Sumang Kudat is a village located in the Matunggong Small District, Kudat Sabah, approximately 160km from Kota Kinabalu Sabah and 35km from Kudat City, Sabah.

The majority of the population is from the Rungus Tribe and runs the economic source of producing gong-based crafts, farming and other jobs.

Kampung Sumangkap is well known for its Gong based craft product enthusiasts, as in this village there are about 35 active craft operators producing full-time gong products and making the industry a major source of income.

Malaysia's Kraftangan Development Corporation as the leader in Malaysian craft has helped entrepreneurs in this village in terms of equipment, materials and promotion. It is the state agency under the Ministry of Rural (KPLB) to provide the employers' workshop infrastructure. In addition to these two agencies there are also assistance from other agencies such as Sabah Tourism Board, Matunggong Small District Office and other agencies and private sector.

The Travel Agency has also boosted the production of handicrafts in Kampung Sumangkap as tourist buses are almost daily visiting this village. It can be said that Kampung Sumangkap has become one of the driving forces of Tourism activities in Kudat District as well as the Simpang Mengayau and other tourism activities in the District.

 

There is the largest Gong in the Village which was built by Mendiang Raimond angkap in 2007. About 18 feet, built with zinc sheets of 50 units. In line with the 50th anniversary of the Independence Day. However Gong has not been recognized by Malaysian and World Book Of Record as the largest Gog in Malaysia and the World.

Leaders of the country's leaders also visited Kg Sumangkap he was Minister of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia Datu Seri Mohammed Nazri Aziz and others.