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OkirOkkir or okkil is the term for the geometric patterns (usually plants) of folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao artwork. Okir a dato refers to the ornamental design for men and okir a bay to that for women. An ancient proof of okir's style of using flowering symbols is the torogan, the ancestral home of the highest titleholder in a Maranao village. It is a symbol of power and prestige usually adorned during festivities. Its prominent part is the panolong, a carved beam that protrudes in the front of the house and styled with okir motif. Other variations of the okir involves the use of nafa or sepent motif. Maranao instruments usually are styled with okir. A more prominent variation is the sarimanok, a chickenlike figure that carries a fish in its beak.
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