Mar 18, 2014 · Okir is a design or pattern often rendered or curved in hardwood, brass, silver and wall painting in curvilinear lines and Arabic geometric figures. The Okir Motif is an art depicting the indigenious originality and skill of the Maranaos.

Okir, also spelled okil or ukkil, is the term for rectilinear and curvilinear plant-based designs and folk motifs that can be usually found among the Moro and Lumad people of the Southern Philippines, as well as parts of Sabah.

Ukkil or okir are undoubtedly the most important to the Maranao, Maguindanaon, Iranun, Tau Sug, Sama, and Badjao of Mindanao. To these ethnic Muslims, the term ukkil, means both the art of sculpting or carving and a particular curvilinear design. Internationally, this design is …

Aug 3, 2020 · These geometric and flowing plant-based designs and folk motifs are commonly found in Moro and Lumad Tribes in Mindanao and some parts of Sabbah. Historically, the earliest recorded okir design dates back the 6th Century C.E It is a pattern usually rendered on wood, silver and sometimes on wall paintings.

Okkir or okkil(sometimes spelled as okir)refers to a geometric and flowing designs based on leaf and vine patterns. This pattern is the distinguishing marks of the Maranao arts and Muslim influenced artworks in southern Philippines and even in other southeast Asia.

Okkir or okkil is the term for geometric and flowing designs (often based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao and Muslim-influenced artwork, especially in the southern Philippines, and in some parts of Southeast Asia.

Okkir or okkil is the term for geometric and flowing designs (often based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao and Muslim-influenced artwork, especially in the southern Philippines, and in some parts of Southeast Asia.

Nov 1, 2014 · Okir or okkil is the term for geometric and flowing designs (often based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao and Muslim-influenced artwork, especially in the southern Philippines, and in some parts of Southeast Asia.

In the Philippines, an ancient proof of okir's style of flowering symbols is the torogan, the ancestral home of the highest titleholder in a Maranao village. It is a symbol of power and prestige usually adorned during festivities.