Editing Sabah (section)

=== Fine arts and crafts ===
[[File:KgKuaiKandazon Sabah Monsopiad-Cultural-Village-DansePerformance-10.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The ''[[Sumazau]]'' dance performance of Papar Kadazan at the [[Monsopiad]] Cultural Village.]]
[[Handicraft]] and [[souvenir]] productions are part of the tourism products in Sabah. In addition, the Sabah Crafts Exotica programme has been held annually since 2011 in different small local museums.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/04/05/museum-should-be-aggressive-in-attracting-visitors/ |title=Museum should be aggressive in attracting visitors |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910042339/http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/04/05/museum-should-be-aggressive-in-attracting-visitors/ |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=111151 |title=Crafts Exotica woos culture lovers |newspaper=Daily Express |date=5 July 2016 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910042653/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=111151 |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref> Following the various initiatives by state government to encourage local entrepreneurs for state handicrafts, there were a total of 526 entrepreneurs in 2012 which increased to 1,483 in 2013 and 1,702 in 2014 with total sales value up from RM31 million to RM56 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=92709 |title=Overseas promotion next year for local handicraft |newspaper=Daily Express |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910045808/http://dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=92709 |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref>

[[File:Tambunan Sabah Roundabout-with Sompoton.jpg|thumb|right|The [[roundabout]] in Tambunan with the sculpture of [[Sompoton]], the main musical instrument of Sabah.]]
Every ethnic groups in Sabah are known for their traditional music instruments,<ref>{{cite journal |jstor=851525 |title=The Musical Instruments of Sabah, Malaysia |author=Edward M. Frame |journal= Ethnomusicology|date=May 1982 |pages=247–274 |volume=26 |issue=2 |doi=10.2307/851525}}</ref> the coastal people of Bajau, Brunei Malays, Bugis, Illanun, Kedayan and Suluks known for their [[gendang]], [[rebana|kompang]] and [[kulintangan]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Elaine Lee |title=Ethnic musical instruments of Malaysia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqWfAAAAMAAJ |year=2006 |publisher=Win Publication|isbn=978-983-2312-17-8 }}</ref> while the interior people such as the Dusun known with their [[bungkau]], [[sompoton]] and turali, the Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh with their bass, the Kadazan with their tongkungon, the Murut with their tagunggak, the Rungus with their sundatang, tontog and turuding;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/07/13/beauty-to-promote-rungus-culture/ |title=Beauty to promote Rungus culture |author=Jenne Lajiun |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714075738/http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/07/13/beauty-to-promote-rungus-culture/ |archive-date=14 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name="rungus culture">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=111275 |title=Promoting Rungus attire and musical instruments |newspaper=Daily Express |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910044722/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=111275 |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref> [[suling]] is mostly played by all the interior ethnic groups of Kadazan-Dusun, Murut, Rungus and Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flyingdusun.com/004_Features/043_instruments.htm |title=Music Instruments in Sabah |author=Herman Scholz |publisher=Flying Dusun |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910063525/http://www.flyingdusun.com/004_Features/043_instruments.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref> Every ethnic groups also known for their traditional dances; both Kadazan-Dusun were known for their ''[[Sumazau]]'' dance, the Murut with their ''Magunatip'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1791 |title=Magunatip influenced by P'pines' Tinikling? |newspaper=Daily Express |date=23 November 2015 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910101324/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1791 |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref> the Rungus with their ''Mongigol Sumundai'',<ref name="rungus culture"/> The Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh with their ''Alai Busak Baku'', the Brunei Malays with their ''Adai-Adai'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.ppr/kebudayaan.htm |title=Kebudaan Papar (Brunei) |trans-title=Papar Culture (Brunei) |publisher=Papar District Office |access-date=10 September 2016 |language=ms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029011852/http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.ppr/kebudayaan.htm |archive-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> the West Coast Bajau with their ''Limbai'' and ''Kuda Pasu'', the East Coast Bajau and Suluk with their ''[[Pangalay]]'' (also known as ''Daling-Daling'' or ''Mengalai''), Bisaya with their ''Liliput'' and the Cocos Malays with their ''Dansa'' and ''Nona Mansaya'' along with many other dances from other sub-ethnic groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabah.edu.my/itma018/Culture/Dances.htm |title=Dances of Sabah |publisher=Sabah Education Department |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910100718/http://www.sabah.edu.my/itma018/Culture/Dances.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation |title=Cultures, customs, and traditions of Sabah, Malaysia: an introduction |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M5xuAAAAMAAJ |date= 1993 |publisher=Sabah Tourism Promotion Corp.|isbn=978-983-020-000-2 }}</ref> Beside that, the state of Sabah is also known for [[Malaysian batik|batik]] production though the industry are still small than the major batik producer states in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Keluarga/20140302/ke_02/Nilai-tinggi-batik-Sabah |title=Nilai tinggi batik Sabah |trans-title=High value Sabah batik |author=Hisyamuddin Ayub |language=ms |newspaper=Utusan Malaysia |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910080217/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Keluarga/20140302/ke_02/Nilai-tinggi-batik-Sabah |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref> The state batik has since been commercialised to enter the international market.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/14/sabah-batik-penetrates-international-market/ |title=Sabah batik penetrates international market |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=14 November 2012 |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910080704/http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/14/sabah-batik-penetrates-international-market/ |archive-date=10 September 2016 }}</ref>