TERENANG OF PAHANG

(TEMBIKAR TEMBELING)
SOCIO-CULTURAL MANIFESTATION
OF TERENANG: AN UNTOLD STORY

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurazzura Mohamad Diah

Baidruel Hairiel Abd Rahim
 Introduction
- Malaysia is known with various works of arts:
in the form of invaluable handicraft.
- Since pre-history age.
- Discovery of artifacts: potsherds, weapons,
ornaments, & cooking utensils  from clay.
- It shows human is closely related to
environment/nature.
- One of the Malay heritage craft is Pottery.
- There are 3 types of pottery  Mambong,
Tanah Labu & Terenang.
- Mambong  originated from Mambong
Kelantan.
- Tanah Labu  produced in Sayong and Pulau
Tiga, Perak.
- Terenang  produced in Tembeling area, near
Jerantut.
 Terenang Tembeling – An untold story
“Barang maklumlah Duli yang Dipertuan, inilah banyak bilangan
harta hamba sahaya patik itu yang disuratkan tiga hari tiga
malam, pertama-tama harta patik itu talam tiada berbibir lagi
pasu satu, dan bokor pecah atas terenang Pahang. Sumbing
satu, dan pinggan retak China satu, dan mangkuk retak satu, dan
piring karang satu, dan periuk tembaga satu putus bibirnya, dan
belanga Keling tembaga satu; dan budak tiga orang-seorang si
Berkat namanya, berkayuh di buritan, lagi membawa pedang;
Selamat seorang namanya, duduk menimba ruang, lagi
membawa epok, lagi membawa pengudat.”

(Malay History, Tun Sri Lanang, p.275)

- Pahang: the largest state in Peninsular
Malaysia
- The flow of the river starts from Lipis to Kuala
Pahang in Pekan district.
- Pottery in Pahang existed since the end of
Mesolithic age.
- Based on the discovery of prehistoric pottery
during excavation at several archeological sites
such as Gua Kecil, Bukit Chinatamani & Kota
Tongkat.
- Today, the only district that produced pottery
is Jerantut.
- They produced various clay forms namely,
Terenang, Clay Pot (Belanga Tembeling),
censer (Bekas Perasap), and tempayan. All
these  the main production of Kg. Pasir
Durian at Kuala Tembeling, Jerantut.
- It has been used for multiple purposes from
cooking medicine to decoration. It has also
inspired others through the creation of song
and dance.
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Tun Seri Lanang, 1977. Sejarah Melayu. Disunting oleh W. G. Shellabear. Kuala
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Thank you