What is Tanjak?
Tanjak is a men's headwear which is also known as tengkolok or destar.
Tanjak carries the meaning of 'bumi yang dipijak' or 'the land that you live on’.
According to Dr.Dr H.C Johan Iskandar in his book Destar Alam Melayu, Tanjak is a headwear made from a piece of square shape textile folded into a triangle shape which represent the symbol of 'gunungan' or mountain range shape. A tanjak should have the 'simpul' (knot), 'tapak' (base), 'bengkung' and 'karangan'/ 'solekan' (design).
Tanjak is a men's headwear which is also known as tengkolok or destar.
Tanjak carries the meaning of 'bumi yang dipijak' or 'the land that you live on’.
According to Dr.Dr H.C Johan Iskandar in his book Destar Alam Melayu, Tanjak is a headwear made from a piece of square shape textile folded into a triangle shape which represent the symbol of 'gunungan' or mountain range shape. A tanjak should have the 'simpul' (knot), 'tapak' (base), 'bengkung' and 'karangan'/ 'solekan' (design).
Apakah itu Tanjak?
Tanjak merupakan perhiasan kepala yang dipakai sejak turun temurun dan daripada segi bahasanya tanjak bermaksud 'tanah yang dipijak'. Tanjak dikenali sebagai tengkolok, kuluk, destar dan semutar. Panggilan-panggilan ini tertakluk kepada daerah, kawasan atau negeri.
Menurut buku Destar Alam Melayu yang ditulis oleh Dr. Dr H.C Johan Iskandar, Tanjak adalah hiasan kepala yang menggunakan bahan dari kain dan wajib mempunyai bahagian simpul, tapak, bengkung dan karangan atau solekan. Bentuk kainnya wajib bersegi empat yang dilipat menjadi segitiga sebagai simbol 'gunungan'.
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