2025-03-12 04:37
A lil off tangent from the repost, but lemme bite.
This beautiful piece of wooden architecture is made by Malay people. It's placed here, at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (part of Oxford Uni), where other artifacts from the Muslim world also resides including a panel of the kiswah from the Kaabah.
I always had a problem with the notion of "Melayu malas", because that's not what I witnessed growing up. Malays are intricate & artistic.
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