Songket
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Songket or sungkit is a tenun fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silve
A group of women dressed in indigenous clothing songket from Batipuh near Padang Panjang highlands of West Sumatra, circa 1895
Songket in Palembang Aesan Gede wedding costume, South Sumatra
The statue of Durga Mahisasuramardini from 13th century Singhasari temple shows the sash is carved with "star flower" motifs, a pattern that continues today in songket design
Minangkabau wedding ceremony using songket Minangkabau cloth in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, late 19th century
Batik
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Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour ab
Songket
…motifs on the edge of the songket cloth are also named, such as Bungo Tanjung, Lintahu Ayahah, Bareh Diatua, Ula Gerang, and others. Like the motifs of Batik which are full of meaning, the Silungkang songket motifs are also studded with philosophy. The motif of Kaluak Paku (the curve of a young fern shoot…
Cirebon-style batik at the Trusmi Batik Village, West Java
Fragment of dyed textile from Niya (Tarim Basin), China, 3rd to early 4th century
Ceremonial banner from India, possibly 14th century
Clothing detail of 13th-century East Javanese Prajnaparamita statue, National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta