was brought to Peninsular through intermarriages between royal families. This was a common occurrence in the 15th century for sealing strategic alliances. Production was located in politically significant kingdoms because of the high cost of materials; the thread used was MINANG originally wound with real gold leaf. Songket as king's dress was also mentioned by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir writings in 1849. Today, songket is mostly worn in traditional Songket; is a fabric that belongs to the settings as traditional costumes for weddings or family of of , any traditional ceremonies. Several efforts has Malaysia & . It is hand-woven in been conducted to promote songket as a popular fabrics for fashion, either locally and abroad. or , and intricately patterned with During the Dutch colonial era, West Sumatran gold or threads. The metallic threads songket were exhibited in the . The stand out against the background cloth to Songket Carnival was held in Sawahlunto, West in August 2015. The create a shimmering effect. In the songket carnival featuring parade and exhibition process the metallic threads are inserted in with participants from numbers of songket between the silk or cotton weft studios across . The carnival, held on Friday, 28 August 2015 was recorded in the (latitudinal) threads in a technique called Indonesian Museum of Records for the most supplementary weft weaving technique. people wearing songket at a same time; with 17,290 people wore Silungkang songket during the event. History; The historical records of use of gold thread in Indonesia is somewhat sketchy. Songket weaving is first, historically associated with areas of Malay The complicated process of songket settlement in Sumatra, and the production techniques making is believed to cultivate could have been introduced by Indian or Arab virtues, as it reflects the merchants. In Indonesian tradition, songket is associated with , a wealthy 7th to 13th century values of diligence, maritime trading empire based on Sumatra, because c a r e f u l n e s s a n d is the famous songket producer in patience. Indonesia. Songket is a luxurious that required some amount of real gold leaves to be made gold threads and hand-woven into exquisite fabrics, Patterns; There are hundreds of hictorically the gold mines are located in Sumatra songket patterns. In Palembang hinterland; and highlands. tradition, songket is inseparable Although gold threads was found buried in the from the lives of the people who Srivijaya ruins in Sumatra, along with unpolished wear it during important events rubies and pieces of gold plate, there is no such as births, marriages, and corroborating evidence that the local weavers used death.Examples of Palembang gold threads as early as 7th century to early 8th songket patterns are naga century. besaung, pucuk rebung, biji Songket probably developed in later period pare, bintang berante, somewhere in Sumatra. However, according to bintang kayu apuy, bungo tradition this weaving technique came from mawar, bungo melati, the north, somewhere in the -Siam region b u n g o c i n o , b u n g o and expanded south into Pattani, and finally reach the jepang, bungo intan, Malay court of Kelantan and as early as the bungo pacik, cantik 16th century. The weaving of songket continues as a manis, lepus berakam, small cottage industry on the outskirts of Kota Bharu pulir, nampan perak, and Terengganu.However, Terengganu weavers tabur limar and tigo believe that songket weaving technique was negeri. introduced to Malaysia from through Sumatra's Palembang and Jambi where it probably originated during the time of Srivijaya (7th to 11th century). Much documentation is sketchy about the origins of the songket but it is most likely that songket weaving Indonesia

Dragon; is known as animal myth all around d world. In Manggani, before they start digging d mine, they will sacrifice a soul as an offering... They will dig a hole n they will give 9 bodies of their MANGGANI DRAGON guards as the offering (999), in the middle of the night, those bodies will b swollen by dragon...

If they found gold, that means the dragon has left it's dirt there. Gold; We all know that Hindu called Til now only people who has Bonjol Sumatera: Swarna Dwipa (the island of blood that can "dig for mining" in gold) that becomes their destination of in Manggani.... Illegal the person in their search of gold. Mandailing region charged said... yet untouchable. (back then included in Pasaman region) is rich of gold. Mandailing in the old times And… was called Tano omah sigumorsing. there were so many slave's lives that The existance of gold in Mandailing can b have died, been forced to work, lived proven that during the Dutch in cages. They will cheer themselves colonialization, there was a gold mine in up in the silence of the nights by Mandailing Julu possessed by the Dutch singing the root. n was called Tomball uni. The goldmine was d second Dutch gold mine in Indonesia. The first one was in Pasaman n was called Manggani. This proof is enough to show that Hindu people come " The blues which to mandailing in the beginning of the lives in their life with century seeking for gold. tears in their eyes, that's the price of the This gold search is told by Rusli Amran art of life. Live with (1981:222,278) quoting couperus (in this tears, blood and Christmas, 5,1856) in his note''renege aanteekeningen betreffende DE good sweat" p r o d u c t i e i n D E P a d a n g s c h e bovenlanden (note about gold production in Padang). Also noted by J. E Meyer (1911) in his book goud_en Zilberman te Salido (gold n bronze mine in Salido), also covered by S. Muller (1846) in his book bijdragen tot DE kennis van Sumatera (donation for knowledge of Sumatera).

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Usage; used by female, the bottom called haen, the back called hoba-hoba and if it used as sñarf it called ampe-ampe. If used as head cover called saong, and if used to carry ULOS baby called parompa. In daily, the female using black long dress and head cover. Ulos; is the traditional cloth of the Batak people There are three ways to use Ulos. First, of . Different kinds of ulos have siabithononton (used). The Ulos used for this different ceremonial significance. The ulos is are Ragidup, Sibolang, Runjat, Djobit, normally worn draped over the shoulder or Simarindjamisi, and Ragi Pangko. Second, shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind sihadanghononton (used as head cover). The the bride and groom together. Ulos are Ulos used for this are Sirara, Sumbat, Bolean, traditionally hand woven and in the case of Mangiring, Surisuri and Sadum. Third, higher-quality examples are significant family sitalitalihononton (tied at hip). Ulos used for heirlooms, to be worn at important events, such this are Tumtuman, Mangiring and as funerals and weddings. Padangrusa. Using Ulos in the right way is With increasing modernisation has come the extremely important to make good looking decline in significance of the ulos, with many and also to fulfill the philosophy meaning in varieties no longer in demand. Ulos. Ulos as love symbol it called mangulosi. In Batak culture, mangulosi (giving Ulos) is History; According to Batak people, there are 3 symbol of love to the receiver. In Mangulosi, sources of warmness for human; Sun, Fire and there are common rules, mangulosi only can Ulos. Why ulos is a source of warmness? Ulos is be done by people who has family relation or said to be a source of warmth because they were to give it to lower social status people. Like, living on cold mountains. This natural condition parents can mengulosi their children, but not makes the sunlight insufficient to give warmth opposite. If want to mangulosi a child who especially at night. Then, they create something give birth ffirst child, Ulos given is Ragidup that is able to give them warmth, also believed to Sinagok. Ulos given to special guest is Ulos be able to give the men bravery and the women Ragidup Silingo. strength against infertility . At first, Ulos was only used as an ordinary cloth. Production; Ulos is made But it later developed to a symbol of love, with a manual loom machine. traditional ceremony requirements, and society A spinner (Sorha) is used to structural system symbol. Even Ulos is believed make cotton into yards. to have magical religious power and thus Pamanggung is used to tie considered 'sacred' and that it has special power yards. Pagabe to hold the yard. to protect the user. Baliga, used to organize There are many kinds and motives of Ulos, which yards. Hatalungan is used have their own respective meaning in accordance to separate yards. to the characteristic, condition, function, and Pamapan used to some relation. When it is used given to whom, make the yard into and which traditional ceremony like wedding, cloth. Palabuan birth, death and other rituals will never run (Periuk tanah) is without Ulos. If Ulos is used by a man, the upper used to saving part of it is called ande-ande, the lower called coloring water. Ulos singkot, the one used on head called tali-tali, or made of cotton and bulang-bulang. But, because of its sacred value, the coloring water not all Ulos can be used in daily activities. Ulos made of barks, grass, Jugja, Sadum, Ragidup, and Runjat are only used roots, mud or leaves. in some occasions. In everyday life, men wear Ulos in box pattern with black shirt named without nor . Indonesia