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  • Kain tenun such as songket and the royal Pahang woven material, which is more popularly known as Tenun Pahang DiRaja, were combined with luxurious fabrics such as Solstiss embroidered French lace, satin duchess, French chiffon, satin and raw silk.

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  • "The FFKL is also held to promote tenun fabrics such as songket and the Royal tenun Pahang as cultural heritage, through celebrities who can act as ambassadors.

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  • The outfit for men is called baju melayu or baju koko which is worn together with kain samping (made out of songket) and songkok (a dark coloured headgear); in Indonesia the men will usually wear pants with similar color to the shirt or (normal black pants) and a (black head cover called) Peci.

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  • The outfit for men is called baju melayu or baju koko which is worn together with kain samping (made out of songket) and songkok (a dark coloured headgear); in Indonesia the men will usually wear pants with similar color to the shirt or (normal black pants) and a (black head cover called) Peci.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Indonesian traditional batik and songket are traditional fabric commonly found in Central Market.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Indonesia offers lower prices, quality workmanship, creativity in design and a variety of fabrics, from batik and ikat weaving to gold-threaded songket.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 2010

  • (From left) Zahim, YTNZ's songket project chief executive Roslan Wilkinson and Man Bai showing off the latest songket creation in silk.

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  • The upcoming inaugural Songket Ball is aimed at celebrating and keeping the songket heritage alive through fundraising, a musical and fashion show showcase.

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  • "The show will be a mix of traditional and contemporary given that songket has been around for so long and it is now been given a contemporary look," Zahim said.

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  • Flashing his trademark smile, Archuleta, who will turn 19 in December, was clad in an apple green baju Melayu, complete with songket and sampin.

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  • The term songket refers to the decorative weaving technique used to make the fabric, which entails inserting gold or silver thread in between the base threads.

    UNESCO - Songket 2023

  • Songket is a traditional Malaysian handwoven fabric created by women in the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak.

    UNESCO - Songket 2023

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