A British Resident Sir Clifford once said that the ‘brass products, weapons and wood carvings found in Terengganu are the best in the whole of the Peninsula.

The art of Malay woodcarving symbolizes the skill and creativity of generations of woodcarver.These often-elaborate carvings can last seven hundred years especially if made of high quality, durable tropical timber such as cengal, merbau and kempas perak.

The chosen timber must be air -dried prior to carving. Male artisans work in small workshops, often situated within their houses compound. They use various blade, adze, chisels mallets and other woodworking tools to saw, drill, chisel and carve. The finished work is sanded then polished using coarse mempelas leaves.

There are many traditional motifs and designs. Favored ones include arabesque - like awan larat (trailing clouds) and sulur (tendrils, or vegetal motifs are rare and even then highly stylized, keeping in line with Islamic prohibitions.

Technique : Wood Carving
Colour : Brown
Dimension : 34x10 cm (HxW)
Weight : 80 gram

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