okir
artistic motif
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Southeast Asian arts
- In Southeast Asian arts: The Philippines
The traditional motifs (okir) used in wood carving by the Maranao peoples on Mindanao were replicated in the 20th and 21st centuries in their brass wares. The Maranao were the largest manufacturers of brass wares, an art that can be traced to early Chinese contacts before the arrival…
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