Culture

Donggongon Weekly Market, or known locally as Tamu Donggongon  is a market located in the district of Penampang, Sabah. The tamu is held once a week for 2 days, Thursday and Friday.

PEOPLE (Sellers and Customers)

Most of the sellers are people from the interior areas. Their races are normally kadazan or members of the dusun sub-ethic group.

The market is a place where people from around Sabah converge to sell their goods.

This shows a man in his late 50s doing the tedious process of manually selecting 

the best quality rice.

A man selecting unpolished rice grains

A woman in her 20s waits on for customers to buy her local goods. 

Her race is most probably kadazan.

A local woman waiting for customers

This woman is from the deeper interior area of Sabah. This is due to the fact that her produce is more focus on one rather than a variety suggests that she probably owns a farm which is usually situated in the deeper interior.

An old woman from the interior area selling turmerics and bananas.

This is a woman selling tobacco while looking at passers-by in the market. Most of these tobacco sellers are selling to fill their times instead of earning profits because they are no longer working.

A woman selling tobacco.

This man is probably around his late middle 60s. his dressing shows that he is from nearby due to the fact that his dressing is typical of men retired from serving the government offices.

An old man looking at goods to buy from the market

Penampang is a suburban area where most “homestays” are located. These homestays are a part of the Second Home Programme launched by the tourism department. Due to its location, the market is frequently visited by westerners.

Locals looking on westerners in the market.