Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries & Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia

Research Article

A Study on the Development of Cucuk Sanggul Design in the 15th to 16th Century

Download1062 downloads
  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315294,
        author={Aiqa Afiqah Isnin and Arba’iyah Ab Aziz and Mohamad Kamal Abd Aziz},
        title={A Study on the Development of Cucuk Sanggul Design  in the 15th to 16th Century},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries \& Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={DESIGN-DECODED},
        year={2022},
        month={3},
        keywords={cucuk sanggul motif head accesories malay design},
        doi={10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315294}
    }
    
  • Aiqa Afiqah Isnin
    Arba’iyah Ab Aziz
    Mohamad Kamal Abd Aziz
    Year: 2022
    A Study on the Development of Cucuk Sanggul Design in the 15th to 16th Century
    DESIGN-DECODED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315294
Aiqa Afiqah Isnin1,*, Arba’iyah Ab Aziz2, Mohamad Kamal Abd Aziz2
  • 1: Creative Art, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam
  • 2: Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam
*Contact email: aiqaafiqah1@gmail.com

Abstract

Cucuk sanggul is a personal adornment accessory worn on the head. Cucuk Sanggul is one of the cultural heritages of Malays objects that are still being used as a medium during Malay community ceremony including daily activities, worship, performance and weapons as well as used in official and royal ceremonies. This cucuk sanggul is an accessory that is beautifully designed and decorated with various type of design and has different motifs. The aims of this research are to identify the development and study meaning the types of motifs and design that’s found in cucuk sanggul the meanings of cucuk sanggul are different and most of them are related with the Malay philosophy. However, the modernization has transferred the design of cucuk sanggul to a very simple design and motif which are more minimal and plain. The study conclude that Malay cucuk sanggul need to be preserved in terms of the forms, function and meaning and can be sustained and valued by the future generation. Besides that, the Malay community not only follows the tradition but also the appreciation and interpretation for the cucuk sanggul.