The architectural elements in this scene resembles so much about my country's architecture, the patterns are so easily found in traditional Malaysian buildings, wood art, and so much more I am just in LOVE

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Seni Kayu/ Ukiran Kayu (Wood carving) is an art craft that has long existed among the people of Malaysia especially for the Malays , ethnic communities of Sabah and Sarawak as well as the community of Orang Asli. +

The carving art presented through this wooden material is just like any other carving art except in terms of the way and technique of carving. This art is so widespread because Malaysia is a country with abundant timber products where there are about 3000 species of timber here.+

Wood carving can be implemented with various techniques and the use of each technique depends a lot on the abilities and skills of wood carpenters. Two main techniques and style in the art of carving a Malay are (1) translucent puncture and (2) a puncture hole +

There are also three main types of carvings or patterns but I don't have many visual samples for everyone because it has been more than 10 years since I last carved something for school.

There are:

1. single pattern
2. complete pattern &
3. viewfinder pattern

Details later+

Single pattern:

This form stands isolated, free, and not bound, yet are interconnected. Usually this shape shows the motif of the moon, stars, sun, flower buds or fruit buds.

Here, many art form takes inspiration from nature, and also religion (Islam) +

Complete pattern

This combines the features of a single shape and a viewfinder shape. This form emphasizes the elements of plants, including the roots, stems, fruits, branches, leaves, buds and suckers.

(I'm not Muslim, so I won't touch there since it's not my expertise btw)

Viewfinder:

This shape features motifs that depict simple and uncomplicated movements. This shape has a frame or viewfinder.

The carvings made in this form are given interesting names and generally the items carved with this pattern serves a purpose for households!

In Malaysia, we are multicultural and I am no expert in every single culture but I'm still learning.

Also, one thing to note is that traditional ukiran kayu also gets inspiration from geometry, astrology (moon and stars), and religion, so there are MANY forms of carving!

Wood carvings among the Malay community not only on the houses but the embodiment and its application contained in kings' palaces, mosques and pulpit, prayer, gazebos, gates, toys leisure, musical traditions, furniture such as cupboards, beds, chairs, tables, boat heads... +

Even for carriages and your cooking utensils!

If a student takes up Visual Arts in Malaysia for their SPM (smth like O-levels), we get to choose to carve wood and make beautiful art as a project for our finals too!

Of course, I don't think this is solely Malaysian, because +

There are actually other parts that resembles other forms of art! I am a frequent visitor to our country's Islamic Art Museum and I see some patterns that are similar to other countries that has Islamic influence in their architecture as well, especially Morocco and Turkey too!

I can't think of what else to add, because I'm a Malaysian Chinese so I have lesser knowledge when it comes to Islamic Art compared to my Muslim friends.

Malaysia is culturally diverse! If anyone wants to learn more about my Chinese culture lmk!

Thanks for reading!

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Bonus: Sent this to my Indian colleague because he speaks a couple of dialects, and he told me that for the music, they did use a very obvious word from Urdu (national language of Pakistan)!

"Muskurahat" means "smile" according to him, and the MV also has a Persian feel to it!