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Kain Songket
-Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads.
Kain Limar
- The teaching of producing Limar fabrics was restricted to close family members and only on an oral and daily practice basis. Thus, the art of weaving Kain Limar has been forgotten and leading to stagnation. Most of the beautiful Kain Limar can now be found only in museums, personal collections and antique shops.
Jongsarat (“boat-full-passanger” woven cloth)
-Jongsarat have also survived many centuries. It is generally acknowledged to be the design that above all others reflects the skill, artistic beauty and fine workmanship in which a quality cloth possesses. It is well-known in this region because more people see it. It is worn on royal and state occasions, worn by brides and grooms for marriage ceremonies and is also sometimes used as elaborate and decorative wall coverings.
Sipuggut (“ruffian” woven cloth)
Kain bertabur
(“brightly-scatted stars” woven cloth)
It is called “bertabur” or scattered because of the floral motifs scattered on the cloth. Thereafter the normal source of these types of cloth motifs are the “pucuk rebung,” a type of bamboo plant. The sides of these woven cloths are called “air muleh,” which symbolize the Bruneian’s gentle and courteous character.
Arab gagati
(“slanting-cuts”woven cloth)
Kain Sukmainder
(“eye-of-the –soul” woven cloth)
Kain Tenunan Beragi Bertabur
Silubang bangsi
(“hole-of-flute” woven cloth)
TRADITIONAL FABRICS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: TENUNAN (CLOTH WEAVING)
These are a few examples of traditional cloth weaving in Brunei. The earliest recorded
-Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads.
Kain Limar
- The teaching of producing Limar fabrics was restricted to close family members and only on an oral and daily practice basis. Thus, the art of weaving Kain Limar has been forgotten and leading to stagnation. Most of the beautiful Kain Limar can now be found only in museums, personal collections and antique shops.
Jongsarat (“boat-full-passanger” woven cloth)
-Jongsarat have also survived many centuries. It is generally acknowledged to be the design that above all others reflects the skill, artistic beauty and fine workmanship in which a quality cloth possesses. It is well-known in this region because more people see it. It is worn on royal and state occasions, worn by brides and grooms for marriage ceremonies and is also sometimes used as elaborate and decorative wall coverings.
Sipuggut (“ruffian” woven cloth)
Kain bertabur
(“brightly-scatted stars” woven cloth)
It is called “bertabur” or scattered because of the floral motifs scattered on the cloth. Thereafter the normal source of these types of cloth motifs are the “pucuk rebung,” a type of bamboo plant. The sides of these woven cloths are called “air muleh,” which symbolize the Bruneian’s gentle and courteous character.
Arab gagati
(“slanting-cuts”woven cloth)
Kain Sukmainder
(“eye-of-the –soul” woven cloth)
Kain Tenunan Beragi Bertabur
Silubang bangsi
(“hole-of-flute” woven cloth)
TRADITIONAL FABRICS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: TENUNAN (CLOTH WEAVING)
These are a few examples of traditional cloth weaving in Brunei. The earliest recorded