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Contents

Foreword 5 YTM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

A Craftsman Speaks 9 A conversation with master carver Nik Rashiddin Nik Hussein, as recorded by Eddin Khoo

The Cult of Wood 15 Farish A. Noor

References and Works 55 Inspiration and artefacts of Nik Rashiddin Nik Hussein and Norhaiza Noordin

Interpreting Malay Woodcarving 139 Farish A. Noor

The Kingdom of Langkasuka 153 Eddin Khoo

Postscript and Acknowledgments 162 Waveney Jenkins

Endnotes 164

Glossary of Malay Terms 167

Bibliography 172

KERIS TAJONG (KW076)

Pattani, mid-19th c., kemuning wood, 9.5 x 13.5 x 4 cm

The keris tajong is regarded as a warrior's keris (keris pahlawan). Aggression is conveyed by the dark wood and in the fierce expression of the face carved on the hilt. The legs and arms found on early hilts are no longer present in this example as a result of Islamic influence, though Langkasukan motifs on the body spiral and in the detailed carving are still visible (see detail, page 10). The crosspiece (sampir) of the sheath is flared, a shape that is said to derive from the fishing vessels of the same name in Pattani. The third eye of Siva is lightly engraved along the lower edge of the crosspiece.