A preliminary study on Austronesian interpretation on Ferns as carving motives in the community involving the New Zealander Maori, Indonesian Minangkabau & Malaysian Malay

• Main Authors: Mohd. Yaman, Maheran, Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohammad Rafaei
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23676/1/3rd_International_Seminar__Malay%2C_Maori_and_Pacific_Language%2C_Art_and_Culture_at_Te_Herenga_Waka_Marae.htm; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23676/3/Asst._Prof._Dr._Maheran_Yaman.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23676/4/The3rdInternationalSeminar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23676/10/CONF16_Austronesians.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23676/

This study is an early observation from the perspective of a Malay Muslim who has never been to New Zealand. The topic is related to the discipline of architecture as well as landscape architecture. It suggests the link between plant species, fern, with the cultural habits and values of Austronesian...