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3. Indonesia is a country whose art is influenced by its
diverse ethnic groups as well as Hindu culture and
mythology as shown in their artworks, dances, and the
wayang puppetry performances. Modern-day Indonesian
culture is a fusion of cultural aspects from Arabic, Chinese,
Malay, and European sources.

4. Indonesian Fabric designs
a. Nitik – the most
famous design
b. Kawung – an old
design consisting of
intersecting circles

5. c. Parang – shows slanting
rows of thick knife-like
segments running in
parallel diagonal bands in
dark contrasting colors
d. Modern batik – shows
linear treatment of leaves,
flowers and birds

6. The pakaian adat or Indonesian traditional
dress shows the diversity of textiles throughout
the archipelago as well as the elaborate bridal
dress that displays each province’s textile and
ornamental jewelry traditions.
Indonesian art forms are rich in symbolism
based from their traditions, myths, and belief.
They attribute special meanings to colors, shapes,
and their arrangement on the textile. There are
designs that can be worn by men or women or
exclusive for the members of the nobility.

7. Wayang Kulit puppetry is a Javanese classical puppet drama that uses shadows and
puppet manipulated by rod against a translucent screen lit from behind.
This traditional dance shows the interaction of the Rangda, representing evil, and
the Barong, representing good.

8. Generally, Indonesians are artistic by nature and express themselves on canvas,
woods, metals, clay and stone. Indonesian wood carving use ebony, teak, mahogany,
ironwood, sandalwood and other laser known indigenous woods.
Whereas, Islamic calligraphy developed various art forms that include embroidery,
wood carvings, ceramics, paintings, and beautiful gold embroidered Tapis cloth of
Lampung.

10. Malaysian artisans use various media for their
expression. Traditional Malaysian art is mainly focused
on the crafts or carving, weaving, and silversmithing.
Malaysian arts and crafts include fashionable textiles
such as the batik, songket, pua kumbu, and tekat often
embroidered with leaf and flower motif or geometric
patterns (spiral).

11. Batik is the traditional technique of dyeing fabrics using
wax to repel the dye in select places.

12. The songket is a fabric made by weaving gold and silver
threads together with fabric threads to create delicate
designs.

13. Labu Sayong terenang belanga
Pottery is also a famous handicraft in Malaysia. The Labu Sayong is a glossy, black-
colored, gourd-shaped clay jar that is used to hold water. Also used to store water is
the angular terenang. Whereas, the belanga is a clay bowl used to cook, with a wide
base that allows heat to spread out.

14. Malaysia is also famous for its traditional and colorful kites. Called
wau. The kite’s frame is handmade from bamboo, while the patterns
and motifs are carefully glued on piece by piece from rice paper. Kite
flying has become a traditional game done by Malaysians after the
harvest to relieve their tired after working in the fields.
Wau bulan Wau kucing Wau Jala Budi

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