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Which hand-woven brocade fabric, interwoven with gold or silver metallic threads, is the most prestigious ceremonial textile of the Malay world and worn as a sarong for royal functions and weddings?

Songket is a luxurious supplementary-weft weave technique where metallic threads are inserted between silk or cotton weft threads; Terengganu and Kelantan are notable centres of production.

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