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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Main Authors:	Haziyah Hussin, Zawiyah Baba, Aminuddin Hassan, Aishah@Eshah Mohamed
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012
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

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spelling	ukm-56532016-12-14T06:39:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/ The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia Haziyah Hussin, Zawiyah Baba, Aminuddin Hassan, Aishah@Eshah Mohamed, 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. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/1/9.geografia-okt%25202012-aishah-english-am.pdf Haziyah Hussin, and Zawiyah Baba, and Aminuddin Hassan, and Aishah@Eshah Mohamed, (2012) The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 8 (7). pp. 88-95. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v1/index.php?
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description	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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author	Haziyah Hussin, Zawiyah Baba, Aminuddin Hassan, Aishah@Eshah Mohamed,
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author_facet	Haziyah Hussin, Zawiyah Baba, Aminuddin Hassan, Aishah@Eshah Mohamed,
author_sort	Haziyah Hussin,
title	The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
title_short	The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
title_full	The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
title_fullStr	The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia
title_sort	philosophy in the creation of traditional malay carving motifs in peninsula malaysia
publisher	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5653/1/9.geografia-okt%25202012-aishah-english-am.pdf
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The philosophy in the creation of traditional Malay carving motifs in Peninsula Malaysia

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