The weeping cradle Kelantan's diminishing arts.

The weeping cradle Kelantan's diminishing arts.

The stated of Kelantan is situated on the North-Eastern region of Malaysia is popularly known as the 'cradle of Malay culture'. UNESCO has recognized one of Kelantan's most famous art forms, Mak Yong, an ancient dance drama as a 'masterpiece of dance oral and intangible heritage of humanity' in 2004. Its traditional kite, the Wau Bulan or moon kite is highly acclaimed internationally as one of the worlds most beautiful. Kelantan is also known for its food carvings, hand-painted batik and jewellery designs. Howeve, some of these tangible and intangible heritages are fast becoming extinct due to a number of factors, notably political and economic. As a newly established university, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) has been entrusted to oversee some of these issues and efforts are being made to seek assistance in terms of expert and grants. This paper shall discuss issues pertaining to the subject matter and any comments recommendation are most welcomed.

Ab Aziz Shuaib.

Journal.

Ab Aziz Shuaib.

Bahagian Koleksi Khas dan Keusahawanan.

Paper.

English.

Article.