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Following the thread: An exploration of Malaysia's rich textile heritage
It has a maze of galleries that are filled with rare antique Malay songket, a luxurious hand-woven silk fabric decorated with intricate designs of gold and silver threads. The galleries also ...
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Maybe it’s the tanjak and songket: How traditional costume opened doors for pro wrestler Ayez Shaukat to sign five-year US deal
Shaukat said it may have been due to his wrestling costume — which incorporates the traditional Malay headgear tanjak and songket fabric. “I have been a pro wrestler for 10 years now.
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Weaving a ‘limar’ story at the Museum of Asian Art in UM
songket, or the presence of limar. “This Malay woven textile is divided into two structures: kain lepas (unsewn fabric) and kain sarung (sewn fabric). The placement of the ‘kepala kain’ or ...