Tenun Songket Sasak
Sasak Songket is the supplementary weft gold and silk thread weaving tradition of the Sasak people of Lombok — producing lustrous cloth with raised gold or silver thread patterns on a silk or cotton ground. The Sasak tradition is distinct from Balinese or Javanese weaving — it reflects Lombok's own cultural identity as a predominantly Muslim island with Balinese Hindu minority influence. The primary production centers are Sukarara, Pringgasela, and Sade villages. Each village has its own pattern vocabulary — Sukarara is known for dense gold supplementary weft; Pringgasela for silk ikat-influenced patterns; Sade for traditional Sasak geometric forms. Weaving is exclusively female in Sasak culture — a woman who cannot weave is considered unmarriageable in traditional society.
Risk level: Endangered · Not inscribed
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