The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
This paper explains how the concept of the creation of Malay woodcarving motifs is associated with the ancient Malay kingdom of Langkasuka which came under the influence of Hinduism. However, since the coming of Islam, the philosophy of creating Malay carving motifs had undergone discernable chang...
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| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
2012
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/1/9.geografia-okt%25202012-aishah-english-am.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper explains how the concept of the creation of Malay woodcarving motifs is associated with the ancient
Malay kingdom of Langkasuka which came under the influence of Hinduism. However, since the coming of Islam,
the philosophy of creating Malay carving motifs had undergone discernable changes. The motifs created have been
found to be adapted to avoid contravening Islamic principles and values. Generally, the creation of traditional Malay
carving motifs has its own guiding principles which differentiate it from carving traditions elsewhere. Basically,
traditional Malay carving motifs can be categorised into decorative motifs or patterns which have been inspired by
early or ancient Malay motifs such as the design pattern with floral motifs, stalks of leaves and tendrils (awang larat
which literally means meandering clouds) which are found in the environment of Malay society as well as motifs
inspired by the imagination of early carvers. This paper concludes with an explanation on the philosophy of
selecting traditional Malay wood carving motifs based on Malay carving techniques. |
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