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batik
Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth. Artisans may create intricate coloured patterns with multiple cycles of wax application and dyeing. Patterns and motifs vary widely even within countries. Some patterns hold symbolic significance and are used only in certain occasions, while others were created to satisfy market deman
sarong
thumb|Dutch military personnel wearing sarong, 1949 thumb|Three women wearing sarongs in 1905
kebaya
A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Southern Thailand.
songkok
The songkok (Jawi: ) or peci or kopiah (Pegon: ) is a fez widely worn in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, southern Thailand and Malay World most commonly among Muslim males. It has the shape of a truncated cone, usually made of black or embroidered felt, cotton or velvet. It is also worn by males in formal occasions such as weddings and funerals or festive occasions such as the Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays. In Indonesia, the peci is also associated with the nationalist movement.
songket
Songket or sungkit is a tenun fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads in a technique called supplementary weft weaving technique.
Baju Kurung
Indonesian and Malaysian traditional clothing
tengkolok
Tengkolok (Jawi: ), also known as Tanjak, Destar (Minangkabau: Deta; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar; Brunei: Dastar) is a traditional Malay or Indonesian and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style (solek). Nowadays, it is usually worn in ceremonial functions, such as royal ceremonies by royalties, and wedding ceremonies by grooms.
blangkon
thumbnail|upright|Blangkons, the traditional Javanese headgear A blangkon (Javanese: ) or belangkon (in Indonesian) is a traditional Javanese headgear worn by men and made of batik fabric. There are four types of blangkons, distinguished by the shapes and regional Javanese origin: Ngayogyakarta, Surakarta, Kedu, and Banyumasan.
kemben
Kemben (, Indonesian: kemban) is an Indonesian female torso wrap historically common in Java, Bali, and other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. It is made by wrapping a piece of kain (clothes), either plain, batik printed, velvet, or any type of fabrics, covering the chest wrapped around the woman's torso.
Baju Melayu
traditional clothing of Malay ethnic, originated from Malacca Sultanate
tapis
woven and embroidered textile of Lampung, Indonesia
Ti'i langga
Baju bodo
Sheer and transparent women blouse of South Sulawesi, Indonesia
batik kawung
Indonesian batik motifs
National costume of Indonesia
Indonesian clothing
batik parang
Indonesian batik motifs
Upuh Ulen-ulen
Gayo traditional clothing