This fine quality silk shouldercloth is known as a ‘kain selendang’. It was produced using the supplementary weft ('songket') technique. Songket is made by weaving additional supplementary weft threads into the cloth. By floating these supplements over selected warp threads, patterns can be produced on the surface of the cloth.The textile has a particularly refined design and superb workmanship. It is a songket 'penuh' or 'full' songket, a term used by Malays to designate a continuous supplementary weft cloth.
