Malaysian inventions

creativity toy to make bracelets

Sompoton or Sumpotan, is a mouth organ made from a calabash gourd with bamboo pipes in northern Borneo. It originated in the state of Sabah and is played by indigenous men and women in Sabah, especially by the Kadazan-Dusun and Murut.

thumb|Pencalang (mislabelled as Mayang (boat)|mayang) at full sail, Java, 1841 Pencalang is a traditional merchant ship from Nusantara. Historically it was also written as pantchiallang or pantjalang. It was originally built by Malay people from the area of Riau and the Malay Peninsula, but has been copied by Javanese shipwrights. By the end of the 17th century this ship has been built by Javanese and Chinese shipbuilders in and around Rembang. However it was a popular choice for Balinese skippers followed by Sulawesian skippers.

thumb|A moored tongkang in 1930