According to Indonesia's own tradition, songket nan golden glories associated with Sriwijaya, maritime commercial empire wealthy prosperous again blossomed in the 7th century to the 13th in Sumatra. This is due to the fact that the most famous craft center songket in Indonesia is Palembang.
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Songket is a luxury fabric that originally require some real gold to be gold thread and then woven into the fabric of a beautiful hand. In the history of gold mining in Sumatra, Jambi lies inland and upland Minangkabau. Although gold thread found in the ruins of the site of Srivijaya in Sumatra,
along with rubies that have not been sharpened, and pieces of gold plate, until now there has been no definitive proof that the local weavers have used gold thread as early as the 600s to 700s AD. Songket may be developed during the period which is then in Sumatra. Songket Palembang songket is the best in Indonesia, both measured in terms of its quality, which is nicknamed "Queen of All Fabric". Songket exclusive require between one and three months to complete, while the regular songket only takes about 3 days. At first men use songket as a headband, dance pose or headband. Then it began to wear women Malay songket sarong with clothes brackets.
According to the folk tale Palembang songket is the origin of ancient trade between China and India. The Chinese provide the silk yarn while India accounts for gold and silver threads; then, be songket. Songket woven on the loom frame, and the intricate patterns created by introducing threads of gold or silver extra to use a flat needles. Is not known exactly from where comes songket, precisely Indialah traders who introduced the weaving technique was first in Palembang and Jambi, which may have been in effect since the era of Sriwijaya (7th century to the 11th).
Documentation on the origins of songket is still unclear, the possibility of weaving songket achieve the Malayan peninsula through marriage or alliance between the nobility Malay songket valuable because often used as dowry or delivery in a marriage. This practice commonly done by the Malay states to tie strategic alliance. Songket craft center is located in the kingdom which is politically important as the manufacturing materials are expensive; indeed true gold thread made of pure gold sheet original.
Songket as a royal fashion is also mentioned in the text Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir in 1849. (source wikipedia)lembang songket worn by the bride's wedding dress custom Aesan Gede
According to Indonesia's own tradition, songket nan golden glories associated with Sriwijaya, maritime commercial empire wealthy prosperous again blossomed in the 7th century to the 13th in Sumatra. This is due to the fact that the most famous craft center songket in Indonesia is Palembang. Songket is a luxury fabric that originally require some real gold to be gold thread and then woven into the fabric of a beautiful hand. In the history of gold mining in Sumatra, Jambi lies inland and upland Minangkabau. Although gold thread found in the ruins of the site of Srivijaya in Sumatra, along with rubies that have not been sharpened, and pieces of gold plate, until now there has been no definitive proof that the local weavers have used gold thread as early as the 600s to 700s AD. Songket may be developed during the period which is then in Sumatra. Songket Palembang songket is the best in Indonesia, both measured in terms of its quality, which is nicknamed "Queen of All Fabric". Songket exclusive require between one and three months to complete, while the regular songket only takes about 3 days. At first men use songket as a headband, dance pose or headband. Then it began to wear women Malay songket sarong with clothes brackets.
According to the folk tale Palembang songket is the origin of ancient trade between China and India. The Chinese provide the silk yarn while India accounts for gold and silver threads; then, be songket. Songket woven on the loom frame, and the intricate patterns created by introducing threads of gold or silver extra to use a flat needles. Is not known exactly from where comes songket, precisely Indialah traders who introduced the weaving technique was first in Palembang and Jambi, which may have been in effect since the era of Sriwijaya (7th century to the 11th).
Documentation on the origins of songket is still unclear, the possibility of weaving songket achieve the Malayan peninsula through marriage or alliance between the nobility Malay songket valuable because often used as dowry or delivery in a marriage. This practice commonly done by the Malay states to tie strategic alliance. Songket craft center is located in the kingdom which is politically important as the manufacturing materials are expensive; indeed true gold thread made of pure gold sheet original.
Songket as a royal fashion is also mentioned in the text Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir in 1849. (source wikipedia)
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