ARTS AND

CRAFTS OF
ASIA
GROUP 1
GROUP
MEMBERS
• Angcao, Guila Marie
• Bonit, Denissa Anne B.
• Gajela, Shemaiah
• Jordan, Leila Erika N.
• Mojica, Justine
• Salazar, Joshua
OBJECTIVES :
At the end of the lessons, the students should
be able to:

• describe the different arts and crafts in

specific country in Asia,
• appreciate the different arts and crafts in
specific country in Asia; and
• identify the different arts and crafts in
Vietnam, Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore,
and Maldives.
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FROM
VIETNAM
• ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES
• CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
• ARCHITECTURE
• SCULPTURE
• EVERYDAY OBJECTS
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

áo dài
• The national dress of
Vietnam is the áo dài, a
long tunic with trousers.
• Hemp, silk or cotton
• Wore brown clothing with
turbans and sandals for
men, and black shirts and
jackets, and light brown
skirts for women.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Lacquerware
• Lacquerware in Vietnam originated
from the Hanoi College of Fine Arts
under the French occupation in the
1930s. The time-consuming skill is
a technique that seals paintings,
inlays, engravings and gold leaf
designs under layer after layer of
tree sap.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Silk weaving
• Silk weaving has been a
traditional handicraft in
Vietnam for thousands of
years.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Handmade ceramics
• Vietnamese pottery can be earthy
and unpretentious, or refined and
elegant. Popular glazes for pots
and table sets are velvety dark
colours and vibrant blues, a style
you'll see on a visit to Bát Tràng
ceramics village.
ARCHITECTURE

Cham towers
• The Cham were a great seafaring
people originally from India, who
settled in parts of Central and Southern
Vietnam from the 7th to the 19th
century. You can find Cham
architecture at Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary near
Da Nang one of the largest ancient
cities in Southeast Asia.
SCULPTURE

Vietnamese Sculpture in
Ly Dynasty
• The lion statues in this period were
both strong and graceful. The
geometrical decorative patterns and
the spirals are supple. The face of
the Buddha’s warrior attendant
statue looks imposing and
benevolent, amiable at the same
time.
EVERYDAY OBJECTS

Silk weaving
• Rattan basketry from Natural
Rattan Furniture will help you to
store your stuff like toys,
magazines, paper, and other
small pieces. You can also use
rattan basket as laundry basket,
as pottery plants.
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FROM
LEBANON
• ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES
• CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
• ARCHITECTURE
• SCULPTURE
• EVERYDAY OBJECTS
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Gambaz
• often has a low neckline which is
considered acceptable for married
women since the bosom is
considered the symbol of maternity.
The gambaz may be made of
expensive materials like velvet,
brocade and silk, though it can also
be made of plain, or more
traditionally striped, cotton or wool.
Traditionally, the gambaz had wide
pointed sleeves but nowadays they
are usually fitted to the arm.
• Fabrics- Cotton, textile
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Sherwal
• The sherwal (baggy trousers)
is the surviving traditional
dress of Lebanon. It is the
most prevalent and practical
garment among villagers and
mountain people. The richer
the wearer the wider is his
sherwal and the more fullness
it contains to pleat in at the
waist.
• Fabrics- Cotton, textile
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Nawl weaving
• Nawl is an old machine used to
produce fabrics such as carpets,
tablecloths, small silk bags,
jackets, and abayas (traditional
ceremonial cloaks woven with
wool or silk). Phoenicians
produced unique nawl fabrics
made of Tyrian purple dye.
ARCHITECTURE

Sidon
• Sidon, one of the oldest
Phoenician cities, was founded
in the 3rd millennium BC and
became prosperous in the 2nd.
SCULPTURE

Our Lady of Lebanon

• This Lebanese shrine to Mary is
where she waited for Jesus on. The
Lebanese have always had a
special devotion to the Blessed
Virgin Mary, so much so that she is
honored as Our Lady of Lebanon
and is the Patron Saint of the
country.
EVERYDAY OBJECTS

Bakhour
• Bakhoor are wood chips that have
been soaked in perfume oil and are
mixed with other (natural)
ingredients, such as natural resin,
sandlewood and essentials oils. It
comes in many different varieties,
which means there's a type of
bakhoor for everyone. Bakhoor is
especially popular in the Middle
East.
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FROM
MALAYSIA
• ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES
• CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
• ARCHITECTURE
• SCULPTURE
• EVERYDAY OBJECTS
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Baju Kurung
• is a traditional costume of Malays
and traditionally worn by women in
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore and southern Thailand.
This type of traditional costume is
the national dress of Brunei and
Malaysia. In Indonesia, this dress is
also worn as a regional attire,
commonly observed on the island
of Sumatra, particularly by the
ethnic Malay and Minangkabau
women.
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Baju Melayu
• is a traditional Malay costume, originated
from the court of Malacca Sultanate and is
traditionally worn by men in Brunei, Malaysia,
Singapore, parts of Indonesia (especially
Sumatra and Kalimantan), southern
Philippines, and southern Thailand. It literally
translates as Malay dress and consists of
two main parts. The first being the baju (long-
sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff
collar known as the cekak musang collar
(literally fox's leash). The second part is the
trousers called seluar. The two parts are
made out of the same type of fabric which is
usually cotton, or a mixture of polyester and
cotton.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Malaysian batik
• batik textile art in Malaysia,
especially on the east coast of
Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu
and Pahang). The most popular
motifs are leaves and flowers.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Wood carving
• Traditional Malay woodcarving
employs two main techniques: ukiran
timbul, in which floral and geometric
designs are carved in relief, usually
on panels, walls, pillars and doors of
traditional Malay palaces and houses;
and ukiran tebuk, which involves
piercing or cutting out patterns in the
wood, used for parts of a building
where ventilation is required, such as
windows, fanlights, partitions and
railings.
ARCHITECTURE

Rumah melayu
(traditional malay house)

• Traditional Malay houses are light

timber-framed structures with
elevated floors and sloping
thatched roofs made from atap
(nipa palm) leaves. They are
usually built on stilts, which allow
the dual benefits of ventilation in
hot tropical weather and
mitigating the effects of floods.
SCULPTURE

Modern and Traditional

Sculpture
• Sculpting as an art form is appreciated
by Malaysians from all walks of life.
From the traditional type of engraving
deities to masks by the Mah Meri
community and in contemporary art,
they continue to tell stories of myths,
legends and other subject matter today.
You can see a lot of them at museums,
art galleries and public parks.
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FROM
SINGAPORE
• ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES
• CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
• ARCHITECTURE
• SCULPTURE
• EVERYDAY OBJECTS
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Baju Kurung
• a traditional costume as well as the
national dress of Singapore and
Malaysia. This traditional dress became
fashionable in the late 19th century by
Sultan Abu Bakar of Johar. Baju Kurung is
a generic name given to the outfit for both
male and female. The male costume is
recognised as Baju Melayu and the
female version as Baju Kurung. The Baju
Kurung has two distinct fashion
methodology, the Baju Kurung Teluk
Belanga and the Baju Kurung Cekak
Musak. These two can be differentiated
only based on a standing collar on the
neck of the outfit, the former one having
no collar.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Porcelain
• The wealthy Peranakan Chinese
commissioned Chinese traders to
manufacture this kind of colorful
porcelains in China. It was believed
that the peranakan was first created
in Tongzhi Emperor of Qing
Dynasty. Eventually, production
was thought to have ceased after
World War II (1939-1945) due to
the decline in demand.
ARCHITECTURE

Art Deco architecture

• Singapore has a wealth of Art Deco architecture, dating mainly from the
1920s and 1930s. The style was especially popular in commercial
architecture, like factories and offices. Often, Art Deco style ornaments
and elements were applied onto otherwise typical shophouses or
bungalows. In other cases, Art Deco was applied to newly emergent types
of buildings, like Kallang Airport (by the Public Works Department), the
Ford Factory (by Emile Brizay), or the Cathay Building (by Frank
Brewer) and the Asia Insurance Building (by Ng Keng Siang). Features of
this style in the local context included a penchant for inscribing the date
of the erection of the building prominently on its facade, the use of
projecting horizontal fins as sun shading devices over windows and the
use of flagpoles. Quite apart from the aesthetics of this style, the Art Deco
period also marked the introduction of modern construction technologies
like reinforced concrete in Singapore.
SCULPTURE

Merlion
• The Merlion is the official mascot of Singapore. It is
depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and
the body of a fish. Being of prominent symbolic nature to
Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to
represent both the city state and its people in sports teams,
advertising, branding, tourism and as a national
personification.

• The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the
tourism board. Its name combines "mer", meaning the sea,
and "lion". The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a
fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means
"sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's
original name—Singapura—meaning "lion city" or "kota
singa".
ARTS &
CRAFTS
FROM
MALDIVES
• ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES
• CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
• ARCHITECTURE
• SCULPTURE
• EVERYDAY OBJECTS
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

Baju Kurung
• This is one of the oldest cultural dresses
worn by Maldivian women and it boasts one
of the most intricate embroidery techniques
called “kasabu viyun” on the “boavalhu” or
neckline of the dress. This embroidery
surrounds the neckline and sometimes the
hem of the skirt or long sleeve. Dhivehi
Libaas usually come in bright colours such as
red, green, blue, the more official one being
the bright blood red dress. There are
variations of this Dhivehi Libaas, the more
casual one coming without the silver/gold
embroidery and instead with plain clothing of
a different colour or design stitched near the
neckline, hem of the long sleeve.
ATTIRE, FABRICS, AND TAPESTRIES

• The Maldives has high primary school

enrollment rates but relatively recent
higher education institutions. Traditional
textile arts, such as weaving and
embroidery, are at risk of disappearing
due to the country's fragile environment
and scarcity of land resources. These
skills are crucial for the tourism industry
and have been revisited and adapted to
contemporary fashion. However, formal
textile education remains marginal,
especially for traditional products.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Mats Weaving
• Mats or "Kunaa" was vital for the early
aborigines. Mostly they were used for sitting and
sleeping among other purposes. Mats was also
made as royal gifts by Maldivian sultans. Art
projects created during weaving are still
comparable to modern textures. However, the
technique used is very simple, and basically it's
simple creativity that produces amazing
designs.Screw-pine leaves are collected and dried
in the sun. After using natural dyes to paint them
in three basic colors: black, brown and yellow. A
simple loom and a knife are used to cut the
pandanus leaves to produce various patterns on
the rug.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Wood Carving
• Due to the remoteness and abundance of trees in the
Maldives, the ancient islanders used wood from trees to
create products to optimize their work and meet the
needs of island life. Items such as kitchen utensils and
containers were cut from wood. Products are often
polished and can represent great designs. Wood carving
has evolved over the years and is reflected in works of
art such as miniature models that show the life and
culture of early Maldivian settlers. Wood carving is
sometimes painted and sometimes varnished. Wooden
figurines and text in wood were also made by early
Maldivians. Traditional Maldivian mosques have large
wooden boards with the text of the Koran carved into
them.
CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND BODY
ORNAMENTS

Coconut shell Products

• Coconut is the most common fruit in the Maldives. This
is one of those products that can be used at all stages of
its maturation. In fact, the coconut palm, one of the most
common in the Maldives, is a Maldivian national tree
and has been used for various purposes throughout
history. The trunk of the palm was used as sawn timber,
and the shell of coconut was used for making ropes. Of
the leaves, mats and roof coverings were made. Nuts are
used to create a broom. The shell is cleaned, dried and
polished before it is used to create jewelry or other
works of art. "Raa Bandhi" is a container created from
two coconut shells, connected to increase capacity. It is
also used to collect and store 'toddy' (a drink) from
coconut palms
ARCHITECTURE

Art Deco architecture

• The Maldives' environment relies on coral stone as
its hardest building material, which crumbles over
time and is less durable than igneous rocks. The
climate and salty environment make buildings
undurable, and the island's small land area of 298
square kilometers make it difficult to preserve
medieval buildings. A significant architectural
• feature of Fuvahmulah, an island in the South of the
Maldives, was described by
• French brothers Jean and Raoul Parmentier in 1529
SCULPTURE

• The Maldives' luxury island resort destroyed a

sculpture museum, the Coralarium, due to anti-
Islamic concerns. The museum, created by artist
Jason deCaires Taylor, housed 30 life-size
sculptures. The Maldives Police demolished a
coralarium sculpture by the Fairmont Maldives Sirru
Fen Fushi resort, deemed "human form" sculptures,
which are discouraged under Islamic law. The
sculptures, part of the underwater art gallery,
exemplify the connection between man and nature.
The sculptures were deemed unremarkable by the
police. The resort maintains the Coralarium gallery
structure and underwater coral boulevard, ensuring
coral restoration. Plans for a new attraction are
underway.
EVERYDAY OBJECTS

• A vacation in the Maldives would be relaxing with

the white sand beaches and coconut palms
surrounded. The first thing you will see when you
look at an island from a distance will be coconut
palms and green trees. If you are travelling from a
seaplane you could see the beautiful islands from
the window, and give you an amazing experience
of seeing the small chained islands from above.
Maldives is an ideal destination for a family
holiday or a honeymoon trip where you can enjoy
and have a memorable vacation. Visiting and
exploring the beauty of the Maldives would be a
wonderful experience
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