Makaysia

Question 1

Most of Malaysia’s sculptures are.

Answer 1

relief

Question 2

These are partially carved

Answer 2

into or out of another surface.

Question 3

These sculptures rely on a ——- to support them and are a combination of both three-dimensional and two-dimensional art forms.

Answer 3

base or plane

Question 4

is practiced today by artists and architects, done with stone, marble, bronze, and many other substances.

Answer 4

Relief sculpture

Question 5

There are three main types of relief sculptures:

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Alto form
Bas form
Sunken relief sculpture

Question 6

is almost completely carved from its surface, highly shaped, with very little of the structure touching the base or plane.

Answer 6

Alto form -

Question 7

is a relief that barely extends past the base.

Answer 7

Bas form -

Question 8

an image that is carved into the surface
rather than out of it.

Answer 8

Sunken relief sculpture -

Question 9

The best Malay woodcarving is from

Answer 9

Terengganu and Kelantan.

Question 10

Passed down from one generation to another, the craft is divided into

Answer 10

ukiran halus (fine carving) and ukiran kasar (literally meaning “rough carving”)

Question 11

involves the carving of relief patterns, hilts of keris (short
Malay dagger), bed heads, and cupboard tops.

Answer 11

Ukiran halus

Question 12

refers to the carvings on larger objects like furniture, pillars, windows, room portions, and eaves of roofs.

Answer 12

Ukiran kasar

Question 13

is the preferred wood for building houses and boats.

Answer 13

Cengal

Question 14

Being expensive, other woods such as ——- might be used for the rafters or floorboards of a house or for the prow of a boat.

Answer 14

balau or perah (which is slightly softer than cengal)

Question 15

Fine carving

Answer 15

Ukiran halus

Question 16

Rough carving

Answer 16

Ukiran kasar