Carved arabesques in malay traditional houses: skill, tradition and preservation of identity

• Main Authors: Kamaruddin, Zumahiran, Said, Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2015
• Subjects: NA2835 Details and decoration; NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47836/1/Cover_page_-icudbe2015_.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47836/2/Journal_paper.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47836/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/kaedjournal/index.php/KAEDJournals/index
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This study aims to explore the placement and fabrication of the wood carvings within the old Kelantan and Terengganu timber houses. The main objective of this study was to examine the placement of wood carvings in the houses with emphasis on its fabrication as house components. Non-interactive and i...