MAPEH: ARTS OF SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI

• Batik became popular through the years in Singapore
• Merlion is the iconic sculpture of Singapore found in Merlion park
• Merlion spits endless of water as a symbol of prosperity
• Merlion's body symbolizes fishing village when it was called temasek
• Merlion's head represents Singapore's original name Singapura which means lion city in Malay.
• Singapore Art week is an annual celebration of visual arts and takes place in January
• Brunei Art is a mixture of the old and new which includes paintings, sculptures, architecture, and photography.
• Brunei Silverware is created after the silver sheet is measured, cut, and shaped. The silversmith then outlines his design before filling every cavity with hot liquid resin. Once hardened, this resin acts as a cushion when chipping the design of local flora and plants with the most commonly used being the Bunga Air Mulih which depicts a creeping flowering plant in an unbroken chain covering the whole or certain parts of the silverware.
• Kikik are Brunei kites
• Kris or Keris - is considered as a weapon and a spiritual object in Brunei.
• Kain Tenunan or Cloth of Gold Brocade is designed with intricate detail and handwoven row by row with golden threads and worn as sarong during ceremonial occasions.
• Wearing a headgear such as songkok is a part of Brunei’s male dress.
• Songkok sales are normally high at the approach of Hari Raya, the festival celebrated to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
• Dastar - a piece of cloth tied around the head
• Songkok or Kopiah - a slightly oblong headgear with horizontal top made from velvet
• Tangkolok or Serban - headgear which resembles a turban and is a typical headdress in the Middle east