Erratum to: Kufi Lari: The Hybrid of Khat Kufi to Uphold the Malays’ Identity in Digital Art Application

Abstract

Islamic calligraphy known as Khat was first introduced by the Arabs. There is a variety of Khat including the Kufi, Tuluth, and Nasakh. Each type of Khat has its own identity based on several influences such as ornamentals from flora and other nature elements. It influences Malays’ culture from centuries ago. The identical influences can be found on wood carvings especially from the Malays’ traditional houses and palaces. Therefore, the initiative to combine the traditional wood carving motif which is Awan Larat and Larik, a polishing pro- cess in wood carving and with the development and improvement of Kufi Fatimi has resulted in a new hybrid of Khat Kufi known as Kufi Lari’. The results have revealed that Kufi Lari’ in general has an aesthetic value with the influence of ornamental elements even though there is a confusion to identify specifically if the Malays’ identity was embedded based on the ornamental elements due to the close similarities that have been shown between the Malays’ identity with the Arabic and Islamic influences. Keywords