Songket

The word comes from the term songket sungkit in Malay and Indonesian language, which means "hook" or "gouging". This relates to the method of manufacture; hook and took a pinch of woven fabric, and then slipped the gold thread. [1] In addition, according to some, the word songket also be derived from the word songka, Palembang skull believed to the first time the habit of weaving with thread gold began. [2] the term menyongket means 'weave with threads of gold and silver'. Songket is a luxurious woven fabric that is usually worn during festivity, celebration or party. Songket can be worn wrapped around the body like a glove, draped across the shoulders, or as a headband or tanjak, jeweled headband. Tanjak is a kind of hat headdress made ​​of songket fabrics commonly worn by the sultans and princes and nobles Malay Sultanate. [3] According to tradition, songket only be woven by virgins or young girls: but now men also participated in weaving songket . [2] Some traditional songket patterns Sumatra has a certain meaning.


Songket must go through eight ratings before a piece of cloth and still traditionally woven. Because weavers usually from the village, it is not surprising that his motives were patterned with local plants and animals. This motif is often also called by the name of Malay cakes like serikaya, diamonds, and starch trays, thought to be the king sweet indulgence

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