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In Other full-patterned songkets have
a type of motif which is repeated all over the main section
of the fabric. Among the more well-known ones are named
after Malay cakes and sweetmeats such as bunga potong wajik,
bunga tepung talam, bunga madu manis, bunga potong putu,
and bunga ladu. Most of these are diamond -shaped motifs
of different sizes and variations. Other popular motifs
are: unduk-unduk which is a diagonal S-shape resembling
a sea-horse and when these motifs are linked together they
form a chain pattern called rantai unduk-unduk; bunga bogan
or cogan which was once popular among royalty as it depicts
a mace with an emblem to symbolise authority; and bunga
mahkota raja (the ruler's crown) which is a cluster of four
flowers and four leaves facing outwards.
In a scattered-patterned songket (corak bertabur) repeated
motifs are used to produce a beautiful overall coverage
of the fabric. The choice of motifs, their size and combination,
and manner of repeat, in squares, half drops, one-third
drops or quarter drops, combine to produce a well-balanced
pattern of visual beauty. These scattered motifs are usually
found in the badan kain area or main part of the fabric.
The golden threaded motifs are usually enhanced by contrasting
them with cloth of a darker shade. Some of the popular motifs
of this grouping are: the tampuk manggis, a rhomboid-shaped
centre surrounded by eight petals arranged closely together,
reminiscent of the five to eight lobes at the bottom of
the mangosteen fruit; the tampuk buah kesemak a motif that
has been stylized in many fascinating variations though
flowers of four or eight short rounded petals linked together
predominate; the tampuk kecupu (similar but smaller than
tampuk manggis); the bunga pecah empat (a four-petalled
flower); the bunga melur (jasmine flower); bunga cendawan
(the mushroom motif); bunga buah cermai (stylized form of
a fruit); bunga biji perla (seeds of the bitter gourd);
bunga cengkih (cloves); bunga tanjung (a tiny sweet-scented
flower); bunga pitis (a square-shaped Kelantanese coin);
bunga sinar matahari (flower of sunshine); bunga bintang
(an eight-petalled flower); bunga bintang beralih (a large
star of eight-rays with a smaller motif in the centre, decorated
with a clove motif at its sides) and bunga pecah empat (a
four-petalled flower of no specific name) used as fillers
between other motifs in the badan kain (main part of the
cloth) and kepala kain (panel of the cloth) areas.
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