Songket is a type of traditional Indonesia
Songket is a fabric woven with gold thread or silver thread. In addition to gold or silver thread, there are types of colored silk thread, some use embroidery thread, there is the use of colored cotton thread, and so on. But all kinds of yarns are used to decorate the surface of the woven fabric, shaped like embroidery and made at the same time with the basic fabric weave tenunnya. The principle use of additional threads when called songket weaving, as connected with the process or warp threads in making po lahias.
Songket is a type of traditional woven fabrics Malay and Minangkabau in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. In Indonesia, the central songket weaving crafts can be found in Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok and Sumbawa. On the island of Sumatra songket-renowned craft center and is superior in the area of Smart Sikek and Silungkang, Minangkabau, West Sumatra, and in Palembang, South Sumatra. In Bali, songket weaving village can be found in Klungkung regency, especially in the village of Sidemen and Gelgel. While in Lombok, Sukarara village in the district Jonggat, Central Lombok district, also famous for its handicrafts songket.
Judging from the material, method of manufacture, and the price, originally songket is luxurious fabrics nobles used to indicate the degree of glory and dignity of the wearer. However, now songket is not only meant for the wealthy community groups and are alone, because the price is varied. Nevertheless, the best quality songket still valued as a form of art that is elegant and high cultural value.
Songket History
The history of the origins of songket is associated with the kingdom of Srivijaya and settlements and Malay culture, and was introduced by the Indian or Arab traders. Meanwhile, According to the folk tale Palembang songket is the origin of the ancient trade between China and India. The Chinese provide the silk yarn while India accounts for gold and silver thread; then, be songket.
Intricate patterns are created by introducing the threads of gold or silver with the use of a needle extra flat. According to tradition, such as the weaving technique is derived from the north. However, according to the weavers Terengganu, even traders who introduced Indialah weave technique was first in Palembang and Jambi, which may have been in effect since the time of the kingdom of Srivijaya (7th century to the 11th).
According to Indonesia's own tradition, this fabric is associated with the glories of Srivijaya, maritime commercial empire in the 7th century to the 13th in Sumatra. This is because most mahsyur songket craft center is the city of Palembang in Indonesia. Songketa dalah original luxury fabrics require a number of real gold to be made of gold thread, and then woven into the fabric of a beautiful hand. In the history of gold mining in Sumatra and Jambi is located in the interior of the Minangkabau highlands. Although gold thread found in the ruins of the site Srivijaya in Sumatra, along with rubies are uncut, as well as pieces of gold plate, until now there has been no definitive evidence that the local weavers have used thread emass 600-anhingga early 700s AD. Songket may be developed during the period of time in Sumatra. Songket Palembang songket is the best in Indonesia, both measured in terms of quality, which is nicknamed the "Queen of All Fabric". Songket exclusive, requires between one and three months to complete, while the ordinary songket only takes about 3 days. At first the men use songket as a headband, dance pose or headband. Later did women start wearing clothes songket sarong with brackets.
Songket Motifs
Songket has traditional motifs that are the hallmark of this craft culture-producing region. For example, the motive Saik Kalamai, Fruit Palo, Barantai Putiah, Red Barantai, Tampuak Manggih, Salapah, fireflies, fires, Cukie Baserak, Sirangkak, Silala Rabah, and Simasam which is typical Clever Sikek and Minangkabau songket. Some local governments have patented their traditional songket motifs. Of 71 owned songket motifs South Sumatra, only 22 motifs listed in the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Ministry of Law and Human Rights .From 22 Palembang songket motifs that have been listed among the motives Bungo Intan, LepusPulis, silver tray, and a relay of Limar. While 49 other motives have not been registered. Besides motifs Berante Berakam, some other motives have not registered the motive SongketLepusBintangBerakam, NagoBesaung, Limar Loose Diamonds State Tigo, Tigo Limar State Pretty Sweet, Lepus Stars Full, Full of Roses Berkandang Limar, and a number of other motifs.
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