Available Online at www.e-iph.co.uk Indexed in Clarivate Analytics WoS, and ScienceOPEN CSSR 2021 https://www.amerabra.org; https://fspu.uitm.edu.my/cebs; https://www.emasemasresources.com 8 th International Conference on Science & Social Research 8 - 9 December 2021, Virtual Presentation eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC- ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3922 111 Batik Sarong Terengganu is featured with a Climbing Floral Design as a Motif Nikfarhana Zuhir 1 , Rafeah Legino 2* , Siti Noor Hajjar Md Latip 3 , Herwandi M. Hum 4 1 Postgraduate Research Student, College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 40450 Selangor Malaysia 2 Formgiving Research Group, College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 40450 Selangor Malaysia 3 Sustainable Crop Protection Research Group, Faculty of Plantation & Agrotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 40450 Selangor Malaysia 4 Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Andalas Kampus Limau Padang, Indonesia *Corresponding Author nickana1994@gmail.com, rafeahl@uitm.edu.my, noorhajar@uitm.edu.my, herwandi@hum.unand.ac.id Tel: +60173680870 Abstract This study identifies the uniqueness of climbing floral themes used on Terengganu batik sarongs. Digital image compilation and motif tracing on batik sarong were used to examine the floral climber characters. The relevant literature was mapped onto batik sarong motifs linked to floral elements’ function and role. The examination revealed that climbing flower designs were used at the apit kain (framing border) and the tepi kain (upper and lower edge parts). Various types of tropical flowers were developed as inspiration by the batik makers and represent the batik sarong Terengganu identity. Keywords: Batik Sarong, Climbing Character, Floral Design, Terengganu eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. They are published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3922 1.0 Introduction This study is a part of an ongoing visual research study on determining the climbing floral quality used as a design motif on batik sarong arrangements. We understand that the nature of the climbing flower means that it is always with us in any condition. The batik designer translates the heart of the climbing flower as functional in the appropriate batik sarong, especially at the apit kain (framing border) and tepi kain (lower and upper edge). The form and character are unique; therefore, the design motifs represent the physical beauty of the Terengganu batik sarongs. Several examples of traditional batik sarongs from Terengganu were examined and compared using digital image compilation and motif tracing. These processes were carried out to classify the motifs and map them to associated literature within the example of a batik sarong. Then, the idea and relationships of each design were established between motifs and function, which specifically meant the meaning of climbing floral elements. Upon observing the discovery, the climbing floral part motifs were used on the apit kain (framing border) and tepi kain (upper and lower edge). This study is one of the significant outcomes of the design features that form from the batik sarongs Terengganu with their identity. It shares the tropical environment that inspired the motifs' batik inspiration.