Carving motifs in timber houses of Kelantan and Terengganu

• Main Authors: Said, Ismail, Kamarudin, Zumahiran
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12449/1/IsmailSaid2008_CarvingMotifsinTimberHousesofKelantan.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12449/

Prominent timber houses of Kelantan and Terengganu are adorned with decorative carved components depicted in motifs of flora, geometry and Arabic calligraphy. Consistency in patterns of motif, particularly flora, results to establishment of identity to the vernacular architecture of northeastern reg...