Labu Sayong

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[[File:Labu Sayong Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia.jpg|thumb|250px|A readily finished ''Labu Sayong'', available in black or brown.]]
'''''Labu Sayong''''' is a type of [[pottery]] and [[earthenware]], [[Calabash|bottle gourd]]-shaped jars from [[Sayong]], a subdistrict located about 10 kilometres from [[Kuala Kangsar]], [[Perak]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sinarbestari.sinarharian.com.my/guru-komuniti/ketahui-kelebihan-labu-sayong-yang-dapat-menyamankan-kawasan-sekeliling|title=Ketahui kelebihan labu Sayong yang dapat menyamankan kawasan sekeliling|author=Azleenda Sahaludin|work=Sinar Bestari|publisher=[[Sinar Harian]]|date=23 May 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024}}</ref> In particular, the jar is cultivated by the Kampung Kepala Bendang residents.<ref name="JurnalSari">{{Cite journal|last=Azmi Arifin|last2=Muhamad Luthfi Abdul Rahman|last3=Tarmiji Masron|year=2010|title=Warisan Tembikar Labu Sayong di Kuala Kangsar, Perak: Sejarah, Perkembangan dan Masa Depan|url=http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1263/|journal=Sari - Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu|volume=28|pages=131-154|publisher=Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia}}</ref> The village is where this industry was originated as the abundance of raw materials, such as [[clay]] that can be obtained from the village; the ''labu sayong'' making industry has expanded among the heirs of the original potters to surrounding villages in the Kuala Kangsar district from here on out.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/hujung-minggu/kembara/2019/08/592422/labu-sayong-kuala-kangsar|title=Labu sayong Kuala Kangsar|author=Rozdan Mazalan|publisher=[[Berita Harian]]|date=4 August 2019|accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20170813/281883003443144|title=Keeping akive art of making ‘Labu Sayong|author=Fernando Fong|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=13 August 2017|accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref> The water pitcher is made from clay is carefully shaped and carved. The carving motifs are often inspired by traditional elements, especially flowers such as [[Mimusops elengi|tanjung flowers]], [[Oryza sativa|''padi'']], [[melastoma|''senduduk'']], [[Illicium verum|star anise]], [[clove]]s and [[bamboo shoot]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/10/06/do-you-know--about-labu-sayong|title=Do you know ... about Labu Sayong?|publisher=[[The Star Online]]|date=6 October 2022|accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObrVSPLEaC0|title=Labu Sayong, Seni Picit Tangan|work=Majalah 3|publisher=[[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]]|date=5 October 2020}}

[[Category:Pottery]]
[[Category:Ceramic art]]
[[Category:Culture of Malaysia]]