Abstract
Early exposure to cultural heritage is necessary to preserve it from extinction. One form of cultural heritage that is now on the brink of extinction is the Terengganu brassware craft. Current young generations are mostly not interested in this heritage. Furthermore, intangible heritage in the form of knowledge and skills are only stored in the memory of the practitioners. Lack of documentation has led to the sole reliance on practitioners such that the knowledge is lost upon their demise. Hence, intangible heritage knowledge has to be acquired and stored in a knowledge base system to keep them in a systematic and permanent form. Manipulating and transferring the knowledge and skills will also ensure the continuity of this heritage, and ensure it can be accessed by future generations. This paper discusses the development of the knowledge base of Terengganu Brassware Craft as a digital preservation of cultural heritage. Knowledge acquisition was carried out using interview and observation techniques. Then, the knowledge is represented using ontology. This knowledge, in digital form, can be manipulated and disseminated to the community to ensure the continuity of the knowledge.
Highlights
Cultural heritage is a treasure that has been or is owned by a person or a group of societies or people who collectively share responsibilities for protection and retention
This paper discusses the development of the knowledge base of Terengganu Brassware Craft as a digital preservation of cultural heritage
This section discusses the results from the knowledge acquisition and knowledge representation activities
Summary
Cultural heritage is a treasure that has been or is owned by a person or a group of societies or people who collectively share responsibilities for protection and retention. Intangible cultural heritage, on the other hand, refers to knowledge and expertise that are interpreted through oral tradition, customary values, and culture, language, and writing. Examples of intangible cultural heritage are festive events, rituals and beliefs, performing arts, visual arts, and traditional medical art. Terengganu brassware craftsmanship is an example of intangible heritage that can be categorized under traditional craftsmanship. One famous heritage in the State is the brassware craft founded 300 years ago. Study www.ijacsa.thesai.org (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol 10, No 6, 2019 from [4] states that the symbols and identities highlighted in the brassware craft have artistic elements and aesthetic values that reflect the identity and culture of the Malay community
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