Reviewer in Arts 8 - 1st PT It is bigger than the other types of wau, typically 2.

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I. Arts and Crafts meters wide and 3.5 meters long; and the blank space
on each side are said to be eyes that guide the kite in
Wayang Kulit flight.
• Puppetry in Indonesia
• Flourished in the royal courts of Java and Bali as
well in the rural areas of Indonesia.
• Wayang is a Javanese word meaning “shadow”
• In Bahasa Indonesia its means “puppet” 2. Wau Jala Budi or Woman kite - Is said to be inspired
• Kulit is also Javanese word meaning “leather” by the shape of the woman’s body with her arms
or skin in reference to the material used to outstretched to the sides.
make the puppets. • The shade of the tail is similar to the budi leaf
• Puppets performed with musical found in Kedah, while Jala refers to the
accompaniments. structure of the tail.
• Spiritual and magical significance for the
Javanese and Balinese people.
• Souls of the ancestors were brought to life as
shadows that provide advice and support.
• Made from flattened buffalo hide with buffalo
rods for supports.
• Bali and Java puppets are different 3. Wau Barat or Leaf kite - Is different from the others
• Balinese puppets tend to be more realistic than because its design is painted of glued colored paper.
those of Java. Because of this, it is more lightweight and could stay up
• Reflects religious differences mainly between in lighter winds than the other designs.
Hindu Bali and Muslim Java. It is also called morning kite sins it can fly even when
• Islam forbids the depiction of the human form, the wind is as its lightest, usually early in the day.
their puppets are highly stylized.
• Shape of the eyes and nose of the character
also denote certain qualities such as Kindness,
Refinement, Strength, and Loyalty.
• That audience of a wayang kulit performance
are protected from evil spirits while it is 4. Wau Kuching or Cat like - It looks like a sitting cat
ongoing. when viewed from the back. Its hummers are also
Wau tuned to screech and yowl like a cat does.

• Kite - making and flying have been part of

Malaysian culture and tradition.
• Traditional kite making and flying are now
mostly found in the East Coast of Malaysia,
particularly the state of Kelantan.
• Made up of bamboo and rice paper. The 5. Wau Merak or peacock kite - has a tail instead of a
bamboo is soaked in mud for two weeks to lower sail. Its hummer produces seven different
make it flexible and safe from the attack of sounds.
weevils.
• In designing the kite, meticulous patterns from
cut rice paper are glued piece by piece to form
intricate motifs.
• The sound created called dengung, depends on
the force of the wind. The higher the kite flies Krathong
and the faster the wind, the higher the pitch
made. • Every 12th full moon of the lunar new year,
Thailand celebrates one of its most awaited and
TYPES OF WAU certainly its most beautiful festival called Loi
1. Wau Bulan or moon kite - Because of the Krathong.
crecent moon shape of its lower sail, is • Loi means to float, Krathong refers to the
considered as one of the national symbols of candle-lit decorative arrangement that is
Malaysia. floated on a river during the festival.
• Is made from a slice of a banana tree trunk,
decorated with folded banana leaves and
 flowers in elaborate towering designs with a This is the technique used in producing the
candle placed in the middle. fabric for the Sampot Hoi traditional wrap skirt worn by
• Thais have replaced the banana trunk with Cambodian women.
bread baked for the purpose, but continue to • Uneven Twill Technique three threads are
decorate it as before. woven to produce single or two-color fabrics.
• Thai believe that the krathong carries away The finished fabric shows the color of one
one’s troubles and bad fate and carries one’s thread on one side, while the colors of the two
offerings of prayers and wishes to the goddess other threads are combined to produced the
of water. color of the reverse side.
• Thai artistry in leaf and flower arrangements. Laos Woven
• Traditional skirt worn by the women of Laos is
II. ATTIRE, FABRICS, and TAPESTRY called Sihn. It is said that each Sihn skirt is
Batik unique, and tells of a tale woven into its every
Javanese people of Indonesia, batik is not just a piece of strand.
cloth, it is part of the ancient tradition and culture.
• The word batik also comes from Javanese III. Sculpture of Southeast Asia
word tik, which means “to dot”. The word also Borobudur Temple
refers to the technique of decorating cloth • One of the world’s largest buddhist temples
called wax-resisting dyeing. Wax is applied to and also one of the most spectacular
the design has been formed. monuments ever built.
• Wax-resist and dye method can be repeated • 9th century during the Sailendra Dynasty.
over and over to create colorful rhythmic • Located in central Java Indonesia, the whole
patterns and designs. temples is adorned with more than 2,600 relief
• 2 types of batik: Geometric and Non-geometric panels and over 500 buddha statues.
designs • First four galleries has 1,460 stone reliefs on the
walls and opposite balustrades plus, 1,212
Malaysian batik has been influenced by Javanese batik. decorative reliefs augments the paths.
• The methods of making Malaysian batik are also • First gallery of the monument has 120 relief
different from Indonesia batik. sculptures that narrate the teachings of
• Indonesian method makes use of paint brushes BUddha, illustrate the events related to his past
to apply colors onto the design drawn on the life, and show educational stories taken from
fabric with hot liquid wax using a device called important Buddhist scriptures.
Canting. • Reliefs were carved to illustrate the text of
• Malaysian batik is block-printed, the colors Mahayana Buddhism entitled Lalitavistara or
used are lighter and more vibrant than deep- “Life of the Buddha” which tells the story of
colored Javanese batik. Buddha in five parts.
• Using a copper block or wooden stamp dipped • These parts are contained in 15 relief panels
into wax and then pressed onto the fabric to starting from his descent from heaven until he
transfer the design. gives his first sermon.
• Gunadharma Borobudur consists of open-air
Thai Silk passageway that is meant to be
• Thai silk delicate fabric is made from cocoons circumambulate from the first level gradually
of silkworms or caterpillars raised specifically ascending all the way to the 10th upperm
for the purpose mainly in a Northeastern region
of Thailand called Khorat Plateau. Malaysian Woodcarvings
• Thai silk is timeless, a unique textile art Woodcarving is part of the architecture of a traditional
handwoven by Thai rural women with intricate Malay house and mosque. Malaysia is blessed with
and traditional geometric and zoomorphic bountiful handwood species of various strength, quality,
motif. and texture.
• Depicts the character, thoughts, emotions,
feelings, spirit and life of the weaver. One can find the best woodcarving in the Malaysian
• Give the illusion of changing its colors as you states of Terengganu and Kelantan, home to the royal
hold the fabric in different angles against light. palace and other traditional buildings with very
expensive intricate woodcarvings
Cambodian Silk
• Ikat or Ikkat Technique is a technique in which A typical Malay home or mosque that is made of timber
weaver tie and dye the weft portion of the yarn would have no less than 25 carved components that are
in order to create patterns. structure, elemental, or decorative in nature.
 • Woodcarvers consider four factors in the
composition of their carvings. These include
principal forms and layout, types of incision
and perforation, types of motif, and design
principles.
• Malay woodcarving has 4 principal forms:
Stupa, Makara, Lotus, and Gunungan.
1. Stupa - Marker for Sacred Place
2. Makara - Symbol of water and fertility
3. Lotus - Symbol of Purity
4. Gunungan - Symbol of status.

• These are the basic forms of Hinduism motifs.

Malay woodcarvers apply four types of motifs
namely Flora, Fauna, Calligraphy, and Cosmos

Singapore’s Merlion
• Mythical creature that is half-lion and half-fish
known as the Merlion.
• Is a national symbol of Singapore.
It is designed for Tourist Promotion Board and functions
as its logo
• Use of the fish in the design comes from the
idea of Singapore’s beginnings as a fishing
village and symbolizes the cultural values of the
Singaporean people: hardworking, thrifty, and
down-to-earth,
• while the lion’s head refers to the lion sighting
in Temasek by the prince from Palembang,
which signifies courage and bravery in leaping
into future.
• Symbol iteslf was designed by Alec Fraser-
Brunner in 1964 as an emblem for the
Singapore Tourism Board. The statue, which has
become a tourist landmark and main attraction
in Singapore, was created by the late Lim Nang
Seng out of cement fondue.
8.6 m tall
70 tonnes
• 1972 Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the
mouth of the Singapore river.
• However, when the Esplanade bridge was
completed in 1994, t obscured the view of the
statue from the Marina Bay Waterfront.

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