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.

Parts of an Okir Design The Maranaos call their ornamental design Okir, a general term for both the class of scroll and geometric forms. (Saber, 1977) Okir-a-Dato (gentlemen’s design) Elemental Forms: 1. Pako or piako – graceful fern motif or the spiral form. 2. Sinalad or raon – leaf. As Marawi artists call it dapal.

The Art of Okir or Ukkil encompasses geometric and flowing designs prevalent in Maranao and Muslim-influenced artwork in Mindanao, characterized by intricate leaf-and-vine patterns. It includes various motifs such as Pako Rabong and Sarimanok, used in woodwork, metalwork, and weaving, reflecting cultural heritage.

It discusses the origin and characteristics of Okir designs, which are traditional patterns and motifs used in Maranao art. Okir designs consist of scrolling floral and leaf patterns called "Okir-a-Dato" created by men, and geometric patterns called "Okir-a-Bai" created by women.

Aspects of Meaning... Maranao's principal okir designs are the sarimanok, the naga and the pako rabong. These designs are not made just for ornamentation, it has a meaning and history. The sarimanok is the stylized design of a bird holding a fish in …

Various carved art forms are part of ethnolinguistic groups’ daily lives and traditions, such as the anito and bulul of the groups in the Cordillera; and the okir and pako-rabong designs seen on the sarimanok, naga, and panolong of those in Mindanao.

Okir A Bay refers to female designs which use geometric forms and zigzag or angular shapes in weaving cloth and mats. Basic male designs include Matilak, Potiok, Dapal, Pako, Todi, and Atmalis. Basic female designs include Pinatol, Olan-olan, Pinagapat, Pialan, Saragonting, Biangon, Katimbua, Onsngod, and B

Pangunahing mga disenyo ng okir ang anyo ng sarimanok, naga, at pako rabong. Ang sarimanok ay estilisadong anyo ng isang ibon na may imahen ng isda sa tuka. Ang naga ay estilisadong anyo ng mitikong ahas o dragon. Ang pako rabong ay tila abstraksiyon ng sumisibol na pako.