No, this isn't one of those ghost hunting episodes you see on TV. Neither these are hyper-realistic multi-textured detailed phantom conjectured polygonal modelling with astral dimension wire-framed 3D rendering of gravestones. Well, we would have been hunting some ghosts had we been in that graveyard during the night, with infrared cameras and if we were brave souls.
5th March
We moved away from artifacts in boxes to an old graveyard in Langgar, Kota Bharu Kelantan. The place is called Makam DiRaja Langgar, as the name suggests, it is the burial centre of old Kelantan royal families. The unique part of this grave is the grave marks that mostly made of wood and stones were heavily decorated with carvings from various motives. We are not sure whether this was done by the living or by the dead coming out from their graves doing some heavenly craft works out of boredom. We witnessed some tombstones oddly arranged in ‘hanging’ fashion, in three successive rows, suggesting those three bodies had some form of close ties like sisters or ‘dayangs’.
Three of them. They're small. And female. How did I know that?
Can you die with this much prestige?
We are going to produce this in 3D. Yes we are
Truly old standing structure was found at Masjid Kampung Laut and still functions to serve daily Muslim congregation. It was built roughly 100 years ago and now, most of its structure still remains in its original form complete with its nostalgic looking minaret. One of the features that captures our attention was the ornament called ‘sesiku’ wedged in between around all four corners of each pillar top and the wooden beam that supports the roof structure. Every sesiku are adorned with fine carvings. Knowledge we gathered from the visit to Kandis Resource Centre came in handy every time we analyze the motives of certain woodcarving. This one, the ‘sesiku’ clearly demonstrates the principle of ‘gulung dan lentik’, which according to Puan Rosnawati is the very element of Langkasukan characteristics. The underlying meaning behind ‘gulung dan lentik’ however is still being pursued.
Old and functioning
Dude, it's not a drive-thru counter
Guess, which part is called 'dada itik'?
They could've easily done it with wooden sticks. But they didn't
Is the size an overkill just for placing some loudspeakers?
Along the same road, lies Masjid Ar-rahman (masjid lama Mulong) that is also reaching 100 years of age (to be revised). It seems has been restored in recent years and carefully preserved judging by the gated and fenced area and all the doors and windows were locked shut. Probably because it was Friday, where larger mosques often used to serve bigger Friday prayer congregation. Even so, from the outside of the compound clearly there was something different about the design and decoration of this mosque. Certain part of the design has some Siamese looks to it. It has curved roof, the motives all around was a mixture of Malay fauna and geometrical repetition lines that’s usually found in Thailand and even all the way north in China.
More pronounced curves. Have you seen those Siamese dances?
Proof that imports are cheaper. This compared to Terengganu's flora motives
We ended our journey on this day. Carrying with us materials that have been painfully collected throughout those 8 days. We went straight back to our office in Shah Alam without stopping by at any attraction spots like queuing at losong for some keropok to bring back, or wandering around Pasar Siti Khadijah looking for souvenirs, or capturing scenery at windy beaches or anything like that. We went straight home. Yeah right!
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