Mengkuang pattern of plaiting as an aesthetic design in Kedah

• Published in: International Colloquium of Art and Design Education Research (i-CADER 2014)
• Main Author: Ismail N.H.; Nawawi N.M.; Manan S.A.; Hamzah A.H.; Aziz N.I.A.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Singapore 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955419139&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-287-332-3_52&partnerID=40&md5=98d8750096734714d6693b5dc5a68078

Plaiting started in the Neolithic age, but it keeps on evolving through time due to the constant demand and creativity. This research aims to recognize several traditional and latest modern pattern design in mengkuang (screw pine) plaiting in Kedah. This research has been carried out in Kedah state in Peninsular Malaysia where the activity of plaiting the mengkuang is still carried out. In order to obtain viable information, the researchers carried out interview sessions with people who are involved with the plaiting industry in Kedah and in some part Kuala Lumpur. The researchers have also gone into the villages to conduct interviews with the people who are still actively doing the plaiting, thus also having a firsthand experience of watching the plaiting process. From the research carried out, studies have found out that there are certain products of plaiting that can only be found in the Kedah state. These products have become the states’ very own trademark in promoting their craft internationally. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015.