ANYAMAN MENGKUANG ?? WHAT IS THIS ??
“Tikar”
is a Malay word. In English, it can mean a carpet, mat, placemats or anything
that can cover the floor, even your wet blankie can be considered as “tikar”.
The art of screwpine weaving has flourished for generations at various levels
of sophistication and in varying degrees of intricacy throughout the Malay
peninsula. One of its most obvious manifestations among the Malays is in the
form of mat weaving. Terengganu Malay women have been known for both the fineness
of their plaiting and the variety of their patterns. In traditional Malay
society, a woman was not considered well prepared for life unless she
developed a skill in the art of mat weaving. Hence this skill formed an
integral part of character and
personality development.
A vast variety of mats are created to serve different
functions, decorative and functional. They are woven in traditional fashion
from pandaunus (daun pandan) as well as from the screwpine (mengkuang)
leaves.Those woven from daun pandan are regarded as of superior quality, for
daun pandan are softer and more easily shaped compared to those woven from
mengkuang, which however, are more lasting.
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