Tapis is a traditional Tenun style and also refers to resulting cloth that originated from Lampung, Indonesia. It consists of a striped, naturally-coloured cloth embroidered with warped and couched go
Tapis being sold at a store in Indonesia
Tapis craftswoman embroider the basic design pattern in the tapis-making process at Lampung, Indonesia
A Lampungese woman (right) wearing a tapis sarong, with old coins hanging from the bottom
Tapis of Kauer people, Lampung at the Textile Museum of Canada
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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
Tapis (Indonesian weaving style)
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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