via New Straits Times, 04 September 2022: Interview with textile collectior John Ang, who is hosting an exhibition entitled Splendours of Malay World Textiles in Kuala Lumpur.
Throughout the process of collecting, Ang had been struck by the immeasurable beauty of Malay textiles in terms of their colour combinations, creative designs and amazing array of forms and sizes. The many diverse categories of techniques also impressed him.
In addition to songket and batik, he discovered that there are at least 10 other lesser-known categories of Malay textiles, namely limar (weft ikat), telepuk/prada (gold leaf application), sulaman/tekatan (embroidery), Pelangi (tie-dye), ikat loseng (warp ikat), tenunan (weaves of stripes and checks), tapestry, cetakan (woodblock or machine prints), renda (lace) and anyaman (woven unspun plant fibre, usually for floor mats and baskets). What better way to share these than through a comprehensive exhibition that would showcase all the categories, thought the affable collector.
Source: Understanding the Malay world through ancient textiles
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