Arts of Singapore and

Brunei
 TEXTILE BATIK
3 Known Batik Process:

1. Hand drawn (Batik tulis) – they use a pen called Canting. It takes 6
months to 1 year to finish one piece.
2. Stamp Batik - is the cheaper alternative for batik making. They use a
stamp dipped into a wax pot. This process is faster and more
affordable.
3. Print (silkscreen) – Artist and craftsmen prefer to call silkscreen not
Batik but textile with Batik print.
 SCULPTURE

There are many bronze

sculpture in Singapore
with rich in historical
values and others that
tell stories of the early
days of Singapore.
 MERLION
The fish body represents
Singapore’s origin as a fishing
village when it was called
TEMASEK, meaning sea town. The
Lion head represents Singapore’s
original name Singapura, meaning
Lion city or KATA SINGA.
 Merlion
…it was created by the late
Singapore sculptor, Lim Nang Seng
from Nov 1979 to August 1972.

…it was measured 8.6 meters high

and weighs 70 tons.

…it is made from cement, skin from

porcelain plates and eyes from small
teacups.
ARTS OF
BRUNEI
Art is shared among both
sexes: Men works on
woods and metals while
the women are those
who work in beads and
textiles. Many times they
decorate their homes,
clothing and so on.
 TEXTILE
KAIN TENUNAN or the cloth of
Gold Brocade is a handwoven
row by row with golden threads
and worn as a sarong during
ceremonial occasions.

It is designed with leaves, local

flowers and Islamic patterns.
 SONGKOK MAKING

The wearing of headgear

has always been a part of
Brunei’s male’s dress. It
reflects an individual station
in life and it is worn on both
formal and informal
occasions.
 Categories of men’s headgear in Brunei:

1. Dastar – a piece of
cloth tied around
the head.
 2. Sangkok or
Kopiah –
a type of cap
made of velvet.
3. Tangkolok or
Serban – a typical
headdress in the
Middle East
resembling as a
turban.