Beduan is the oldest performing arts in the state of Perlis, that appeared about 250 years ago during the Siamese reign. This music was introduced by two families that hid at the top of Tuk Wang Gunung Hill to avoid the evil and brutal Siamese soldiers. At the hill top the families felt lonely thus they hit wooden sticks as drums while singing by hailing. After the war ended the two families returned to their village and introduced the arts to the villagers. They named the music Beduan that originated from the word “berdua-duaan” which means “in twos”. Beduan is very popular during wedding feasts and normally performed on stage built adjoined to the newly-wed’s main residence. The shrieks hailing of the song acts as a direction to guests to the newly-wed’s house. Guests and audiences stand up in front of the house to watch the performance. Beduan members are 10 to 12 persons. They beat drums while singing and hailing. The drum is big with about 140 cm circumference, made of cow hide and jackfruit tree. There are three types of drums used and they are the ‘Gendang Pengibu’ (‘Mother Drum’), ‘Gendang Peningkah’ (‘Rebutting Drum’) and the ‘Gendang Penganak’ (‘Child Drum’). In the Beduan song the drum beater exchanges quatrains with other members. However, only the Beduan members understand the quatrains as they use a dialect understood among themselves only. Among the quatrains is: A chick is inside a betel leaf container, Uncover it and the chick feeds on paddy, Day and night I do remember, Affection is engulfed in my heart.

Skills of preparing wools for weaving threads in the form of beating them with two sticks. Women also beat cotton for making blankets and pillows.

Ambuyat, or also called Linut, is a starchy food whitish in colour with a sticky texture, originated from palm sago flour from the trunk of the sago palm tree called ‘Ampulung’. This traditional food is well known among the Bisaya, Bajau, Kadazandusun and Murut ethnics. The sago flour is mixed with water and let it settle for about 10 minutes. Then discard the water and mix the sago flour with very hot water. Blend till the sago flour turns clear and sticky that signifies it is cooked. An alternative method is in medium heat mix the sago flour with very hot water in a pot till the sago flour turns clear and sticky. Ambuyat is eaten with bamboo fork or chopstick called ‘candas’. Take a mouthful of the Ambuyat with the fork or chopstick then dip it in a sauce. It is advisable to eat the Ambuyat while still hot. Dip it in gravy as a sauce, like boiled fish gravy.

Rampanau or Minsurukud is popular among the Dusun communities especially in the districts of Tambunan, Keningau and Ranau in Sabah. Nowadays, this game can only be seen in the Pesta Kaamatan celebration that is the festival after the harvesting season, and rarely played by the communities due to the influence of the flow of epoch modernisation. This game usually uses a sago palm tree branch, hard wood and two bamboo sticks measuring about three metres to 10 metres specially designed as high heel shoes. The sago palm tree branch and hard wood are for placing the feet. The bamboo is punched to make a hole measuring about eight centimetres to five centimetres. To play, the players must walk or run using this 'rampanau' tool. Players who fall down are considered losers.