Kuala Lumpur - The National Textile Museum in Jalan Sultan Hishamudin which opened in January this year is a treasure trove of fabrics and other artifacts.
Its four galleries showcase the history and development of textiles.
The Pohon Budi Gallery traces the origins, development and growth, through trade, of the textile industry from pre-historic times.
The gallery focuses on local textiles such as songket (a silk sarong with golden thread woven into it), pua kumbu (a multi-coloured ceremonial cotton cloth of the Iban), telepuk ( fine cotton or silk cloth imprinted with floral motifs in gold leaf or gold dust, and tekatan (raised relief gold embroidery on velvet).
The gallery showcases traditional textile-making techniques, including weaving, batik-making, embroidery, gold embroidery and beadwork.
The Pelangi gallery is dedicated to the textile treasures of the country's ethnic groups, including the Baba Nyonya community and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak. There is also a collection of different types of batiks which showcase the development and growth of the industry.
The Teluk Berantai gallery features fine Malay heritage collections which include kelingkan (embroidery applique), kain tenun (woven fabric), kain limar (an apron-like silk cloth that is worn over kain songket) and kain limar songket tenggarung (limar cloth with heavily accentuated gold thread).
The Ratna Sari gallery is different as it showcases the heritage jewellery and personal adornments of the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Orang Asli, and the native peoples of Sabah and Sarawak.
Designed to be worn on different parts of the body, the items are made of gold, silver, copper, beads and plant materials.
The collection includes a crown, pemeleh (dangling earrings), cucuk sanggul (hair pin), dokoh (necklace with a large concave pendant), pending (large waist buckle usually made of silver), gelang tangan (bracelet), caping (chastity plate) and gelang kaki (anklet).
There is also a cafe and a gift shop.
The museum's opening hours are from 9am to 6pm daily, including public holidays.
Admission is free. For details, call 03-2694 3457 or 03-2694 3461.
Source: http://www.nst.com.my
Its four galleries showcase the history and development of textiles.
The Pohon Budi Gallery traces the origins, development and growth, through trade, of the textile industry from pre-historic times.
The gallery focuses on local textiles such as songket (a silk sarong with golden thread woven into it), pua kumbu (a multi-coloured ceremonial cotton cloth of the Iban), telepuk ( fine cotton or silk cloth imprinted with floral motifs in gold leaf or gold dust, and tekatan (raised relief gold embroidery on velvet).
The gallery showcases traditional textile-making techniques, including weaving, batik-making, embroidery, gold embroidery and beadwork.
The Pelangi gallery is dedicated to the textile treasures of the country's ethnic groups, including the Baba Nyonya community and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak. There is also a collection of different types of batiks which showcase the development and growth of the industry.
The Teluk Berantai gallery features fine Malay heritage collections which include kelingkan (embroidery applique), kain tenun (woven fabric), kain limar (an apron-like silk cloth that is worn over kain songket) and kain limar songket tenggarung (limar cloth with heavily accentuated gold thread).
The Ratna Sari gallery is different as it showcases the heritage jewellery and personal adornments of the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Orang Asli, and the native peoples of Sabah and Sarawak.
Designed to be worn on different parts of the body, the items are made of gold, silver, copper, beads and plant materials.
The collection includes a crown, pemeleh (dangling earrings), cucuk sanggul (hair pin), dokoh (necklace with a large concave pendant), pending (large waist buckle usually made of silver), gelang tangan (bracelet), caping (chastity plate) and gelang kaki (anklet).
There is also a cafe and a gift shop.
The museum's opening hours are from 9am to 6pm daily, including public holidays.
Admission is free. For details, call 03-2694 3457 or 03-2694 3461.
Source: http://www.nst.com.my
